Is this question transcribed correctly? I'm wondering if it meant to stipulate that x must be an integer...manik11 wrote:If y and z are factors of x^2, is x divisible by y?
(1) y is a prime number.
(2) z = y^2
OA : D
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I agree with David: given S1, we could have something like x = √3, y = 3, z = 1.
