If a and b are integers, and a not= b, is |a|b > 0?
(1) |a^b| > 0
(2) |a|^b is a non-zero integer
(1) |a^b| > 0
(2) |a|^b is a non-zero integer
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gmatnmein2010 wrote:If a and b are integers, and a not= b, is |a|b > 0?
(1) |a^b| > 0
(2) |a|^b is a non-zero integer
a) is def insuffpapgust wrote:I would say B
is |a| * b > 0?
|a| is always positive but b could be -ve or +ve.
A. |a^b| > 0
b could be -ve or +ve. Insufficient.
B. |a|^b is a non-zero integer
If b is -ve, |a| ^ b will not be an integer. Statement II says that it is a non-zero integer. So, b cannot be -ve.
Then |a|*b > 0. Sufficient.
1.) insufficient it only tells that a is not zerogmatnmein2010 wrote:If a and b are integers, and a not= b, is |a|b > 0?
(1) |a^b| > 0
(2) |a|^b is a non-zero integer
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