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by phanideepak » Wed Apr 27, 2011 9:23 pm
Is the answer B ?

A: y<x
case 1
x= 4 y = 1

|4-1|>|4|-|1| ?
NO
case 2
x=4 y=-1

|4-(-1)|>|4|-|-1|?

B: xy<0
case 1: x=4 y=-1

|4-(-1)|>|4|-|-1|? YES

case 2: x=-4 y=1

|-4-(1)|>|-4|-|1|? YES

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by Anurag@Gurome » Wed Apr 27, 2011 9:45 pm
baladon99 wrote:Is |X-Y| > |X| -|Y| ?

1) Y < X

2) XY< 0

This is a GMAT prep problem.
(1) If Y = 3, X = 4, then |X - Y| = |4 - 3| = 1 and |X| - |Y| = 4 - 3 = 1. Here, |X - Y| = |X| - |Y|
If Y = -4, X = -3, then |X - Y| = |-3 - (-4)| = 1 and |X| - |Y| = 3 - 4 = -1. Here, |X - Y| > |X| - |Y|
No definite answer.
So, (1) is NOT SUFFICIENT.

(2) For XY < 0, either X should be positive, Y should be negative, or X should be negative, Y should be positive.
Generally, it can observed that |X - Y| will be the sum of X and Y, as one of them is negative and other is positive, while |X| - |Y| will be the difference in X and Y, which will obviously be less than |X - Y|. See the examples below:
If X = -3, Y = 4, then |X - Y| = |-3 - 4| = 7 and |X| - |Y| = 3 - 4 = -1. Here, |X - Y| > |X| - |Y|
If X = 8, Y = -4, then |X - Y| = |8 + 4| = 12 and |X| - |Y| = 8 - 4 = 4. Here, |X - Y| > |X| - |Y|
So, (2) is SUFFICIENT.

The correct answer is B.
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by baladon99 » Thu Apr 28, 2011 10:50 am
Yes.OA is option B :)
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by clock60 » Fri Apr 29, 2011 12:40 pm
hi guys
despite the problem elaborated, i want to ask, is it possible to square here both parts,thus avoid plugging numbers. i am not sure that it is legitimate way in inequalities
is
|x-y|>|x|-|y|, here i squared
is x^2-2xy+y^2>x^2-2|xy|+y^2.then i canceled all but 2xy, and 2|xy|, and left with
is |xy|>xy
as |xy|>0 if x or y or both does not equal to 0. the only way for xy to be less than |xy| is to be -ve
and 2 st gives us this relation
do you think guys my reasoning is valid?
thanks
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