The graph of the equation \(xy = k,\) where \(k < 0,\) lies in which two of the quadrants shown above?

This topic has expert replies
Moderator
Posts: 2058
Joined: Sun Oct 29, 2017 4:24 am
Thanked: 1 times
Followed by:5 members

Timer

00:00

Your Answer

A

B

C

D

E

Global Stats

2015-10-16_0900.png
The graph of the equation \(xy = k,\) where \(k < 0,\) lies in which two of the quadrants shown above?

(A) I and II
(B) I and III
(C) II and III
(D) II and IV
(E) III and IV

[spoiler]OA=D[/spoiler]

Source: Official Guide
Source: — Problem Solving |

Senior | Next Rank: 100 Posts
Posts: 31
Joined: Fri Jul 24, 2020 9:40 pm
since, xy=k, and k<0 implies that one of x or y is -ve and other one is +ve
cases1 : x is negative,y is positive =>quadrant 2
case2: x is positive, y is negative,=>quadrant 4
Hence D.