Can you post your method and solution that helps you with A? Maybe then we can see if it works.

vineeshp wrote:Can you post your method and solution that helps you with A? Maybe then we can see if it works.

Well i tried the cases, for Op A, if p = r, then i replaced r with p in the given question. first of all if u notice sign play no role here as both sides will gonna have same sign. That means the only cases u need to check are

case 1:-- r = p > 1

case 2:-- 0 < r = p < 1

In both these cases i find the eq'n holds true hence Op A

gmat25 wrote:

vineeshp wrote:Can you post your method and solution that helps you with A? Maybe then we can see if it works.

Well i tried the cases, for Op A, if p = r, then i replaced r with p in the given question. first of all if u notice sign play no role here as both sides will gonna have same sign. That means the only cases u need to check are

case 1:-- r = p > 1

case 2:-- 0 < r = p < 1

In both these cases i find the eq'n holds true hence Op A

Hi,
Why didn't you consider the case r<0? For r<0, the sign of inequality changes because 1/r - 1/(r^2+2) = 2/r(r^2+2). It's sign depends on the sign of r.
If you have considered only r>0, that means you are in fact considering statement(2) as well. Hence, the answer should be C.

It is C.
Thank you Frankestain...You are cut out for maths.
And you are my e-gmat-idol hehe

Frankenstein wrote:

gmat25 wrote:

vineeshp wrote:Can you post your method and solution that helps you with A? Maybe then we can see if it works.

Well i tried the cases, for Op A, if p = r, then i replaced r with p in the given question. first of all if u notice sign play no role here as both sides will gonna have same sign. That means the only cases u need to check are

case 1:-- r = p > 1

case 2:-- 0 < r = p < 1

In both these cases i find the eq'n holds true hence Op A

Hi,
Why didn't you consider the case r<0? For r<0, the sign of inequality changes because 1/r - 1/(r^2+2) = 2/r(r^2+2). It's sign depends on the sign of r.
If you have considered only r>0, that means you are in fact considering statement(2) as well. Hence, the answer should be C.

I took r < 0 as case earlier but unfortunately made a silly mistake...thanks