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by beater » Mon Sep 22, 2008 11:32 am
Is x^2 + y^2 > 6?
(1) (x + y)^2 > 6
(2) xy = 2

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by csandeepreddy » Mon Sep 22, 2008 12:34 pm
Whats the OA for this question?

Is it E?

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by stubbornp » Mon Sep 22, 2008 8:38 pm
imo C

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by Sachindh » Mon Sep 22, 2008 9:03 pm
I think answer is E.

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by sumithshah » Mon Sep 22, 2008 10:14 pm
E

from C u can say it is greater than 2.

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by stubbornp » Tue Sep 23, 2008 8:44 pm
sorry guys...just misunderstood..it shuld be E