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by navalpike » Tue Jun 09, 2009 1:48 pm
If mv<pv<0, is v>0

1. m<p
2. m<0

I would love to get your response (especially Ian's if he is available).

In an old link (that I can no longer find), Tatiana Becker explained that 1. is not sufficient ........."This is not sufficient info. to find out if the two numbers are negative or positive, though."

My reasoning:
We have three inequalities in the question stem, including
mv<pv
since V is not 0, we can divide v out of mv and pv and be left with m<p. Unless v is negative, the sign should not change.

1. tells us that m<p. Does this not answer the question that v is positive? (Had it been negative, the signs would have changed).

I am sure that I am missing something here but just can't figure it out.

Thanks everyone.
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by ssmiles08 » Tue Jun 09, 2009 2:08 pm
I get the same as you for choice 1. IMO V is positive and therfore it is > 0

Choice 2 is also sufficient.

I think its (D)
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by cramya » Tue Jun 09, 2009 2:24 pm
If mv<pv<0, is v>0

This means m and p have the same sign and v the opposite sign. None of them is 0.

1. m<p


mv < pv

mv -pv<0

v (m-p) <0

Since m<p m-p <0 therefore v>0

SUFF

I dont think we missed anything.

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CR
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by kanha81 » Tue Jun 09, 2009 2:39 pm
ssmiles08 wrote:I get the same as you for choice 1. IMO V is positive and therfore it is > 0

Choice 2 is also sufficient.

I think its (D)
Please EXPLAIN how you conclude [spoiler][D][/spoiler]

The answer must be [spoiler][A][/spoiler] because from (ii) no information about p
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by cramya » Tue Jun 09, 2009 3:02 pm
The answer must be [A] because from (ii) no information about p
Kanha,
Since mv<0 and m<0 v must be greater than 0 right. Hence SUFF

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CR
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by kanha81 » Tue Jun 09, 2009 3:08 pm
cramya wrote:
The answer must be [A] because from (ii) no information about p
Kanha,
Since mv<0 and m<0 v must be greater than 0 right. Hence SUFF

Regards,
CR
ouch...mistakes hurts! Thanks a bunch Cramya.
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