Is absolute value x = y-z?
1. x+y=z
2. x<0
qa is c
question is rephrased as
is x < y-z? Is x>-y+z?
is there a concrete way to justify C.
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simba12123 wrote:Is absolute value x = y-z?
1. x+y=z
2. x<0
qa is c
question is rephrased as
is x < y-z? Is x>-y+z?
is there a concrete way to justify C.
stmt 1:x+y=z
x=z-y
x can be +ve or -ve...--insufficient
stmt b-x<0--dont have anything for y and z--insufficient
by combinig both,
we come to know x=z-y and x<0
means z-y<0
it means y-z>0
so |x|=y-z
IMO C...hope it clears now