if X>1 and Y>1, is X<Y?
(1) X^2/(XY+X)<1
(2) XY/Y^2-Y<1
[spoiler]IMO-B
OA-E[/spoiler]
if X>1 and Y>1, is X<Y?
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Is it -
XY/Y^2-Y<1
OR
XY/(Y^2-Y)<1
XY/Y^2-Y<1
OR
XY/(Y^2-Y)<1
gmat740 wrote:if X>1 and Y>1, is X<Y?
(1) X^2/(XY+X)<1
(2) XY/Y^2-Y<1
[spoiler]IMO-B
OA-E[/spoiler]
I would go with E. The trick is we cannot multiply the divisor with a variable whose sign we do not know. If it is negative, that could change how the equality is represented. Since we do not know the sign for either x or y, we cannot assume they are positive.
Answer is E
Answer is E