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Nidhs
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In the following question, can someone please tell me if my reasoning is correct or if i have oversimplified the problem;
Is x negative?
(1) x^3(1-x^2)<0
(2) x^2-1<0
My answer is also c, as given the book...but my reasoning to it is the following;
acc to me st1 says- x^3<0 or (1-x^2)<0,
either x^3<0 could be true or (1-x^2)<0 could be true but not both as the value needs to be negative. As we don't know which one is true INSUFFICIENT
St2 x^2-1<0 but we don't know if x is positive or negative; so INSUFFICIENT
Combining 1 and 2 says that (1-x^2)is not less than 0. Hence, x^3<0 must be correct.
Do I have the right approach for solving this?
Is x negative?
(1) x^3(1-x^2)<0
(2) x^2-1<0
My answer is also c, as given the book...but my reasoning to it is the following;
acc to me st1 says- x^3<0 or (1-x^2)<0,
either x^3<0 could be true or (1-x^2)<0 could be true but not both as the value needs to be negative. As we don't know which one is true INSUFFICIENT
St2 x^2-1<0 but we don't know if x is positive or negative; so INSUFFICIENT
Combining 1 and 2 says that (1-x^2)is not less than 0. Hence, x^3<0 must be correct.
Do I have the right approach for solving this?
