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Absolute values

by beater » Wed Oct 08, 2008 7:02 pm
What is the value of |x + 7| =?
(1) |x + 3|= 14
(2) (x + 2)^2 = 169
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Re: Absolute values

by gmat009 » Wed Oct 08, 2008 9:02 pm
beater wrote:What is the value of |x + 7| =?
(1) |x + 3|= 14
(2) (x + 2)^2 = 169
IMO C,

From option 1, x can be 11 or -17
From option 2, x can be 11 or -15

Therefore 1 and 2 combined x=11, Hence sufficient
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by beater » Thu Oct 09, 2008 6:55 am
Thanks OA - C
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