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by daretodream » Thu Feb 18, 2010 11:29 pm
On the number line shown, is zero halfway between r and s ?

----r----s--t---------

1) s is to the right of zero
2) The distance between t and r is the same as the distance between t and -s
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by ajith » Thu Feb 18, 2010 11:43 pm
daretodream wrote:On the number line shown, is zero halfway between r and s ?

----r----s--t---------

1) s is to the right of zero
2) The distance between t and r is the same as the distance between t and -s
1) is insufficient

2) t-r = t- (-s)

=> r = -s


Now there are two cases when s is greater than zero and when s is less than zero

s cannot be less than zero because in that case r is greater than 0 ;it violates the depiction in the number line (I am assuming that the depiction of the number line is also given in the question)

Zero is in the middle - Sufficient
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by thephoenix » Fri Feb 19, 2010 1:42 am
daretodream wrote:On the number line shown, is zero halfway between r and s ?

----r----s--t---------

1) s is to the right of zero
2) The distance between t and r is the same as the distance between t and -s
Statement 1) Only tells us S is positive but nothing about its distance and nothing about R.
insuff
Statement 2) This tells us that -S=R but it doesn't tell us anything to either S or R in relation to 0.
insuff

Statement 1+2) This tells us S is positive. Hence -S is negative. Since -S=R then the distance between S and 0 is the same as -S and 0 and hence R and 0.

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by shashank.ism » Sun Feb 21, 2010 12:54 pm
daretodream wrote:On the number line shown, is zero halfway between r and s ?

----r----s--t---------

1) s is to the right of zero
2) The distance between t and r is the same as the distance between t and -s
St.1) s is to the right of zero but 0 can be left or right of r ================not suff.
St.2) t-r = t -(-s) ie.e -s is a point at r so surely 0 lies at the midpoint of r and s
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by shashank.ism » Sun Feb 21, 2010 12:56 pm
thephoenix wrote:
daretodream wrote:On the number line shown, is zero halfway between r and s ?

----r----s--t---------

1) s is to the right of zero
2) The distance between t and r is the same as the distance between t and -s
Statement 1) Only tells us S is positive but nothing about its distance and nothing about R.
insuff
Statement 2) This tells us that -S=R but it doesn't tell us anything to either S or R in relation to 0.
insuff

Statement 1+2) This tells us S is positive. Hence -S is negative. Since -S=R then the distance between S and 0 is the same as -S and 0 and hence R and 0.

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phoenix I think if s is in left of 0 also then -s will be on right
whatever be the case 0 will lie between s and -s and hence s and r....
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