MGMAT - Inequality

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by Anurag@Gurome » Fri Mar 18, 2011 12:26 am
diehard_gmat wrote:What is the value of the integer k?

(1) k + 3 > 0
(2) k^4 ≤ 0
Statement 1: k > -3 --> Not sufficient

Statement 1: k^4 must be a non-negative integer.
Hence, k^4 ≤ 0 implies k^4 = 0.
Hence, k = 0

Sufficient

The correct answer is B.
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