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jayhawk2001
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1 - insufficient.Anonymous wrote:is |x-y| > |x| - |y|
1. y<x
2. xy <0
B : statement 2 is sufficient
Take y=1, x=2. |1| > |2| - |1| - not true.
Take y=-1, x=2. |3| > |2| - |1| - true.
2 - sufficient. If xy < 0, then either x is +ve and y is -ve (OR)
x is -ve and y is +ve. Either way |x-y| will be greater than |x| - |y|
i.e. sum > difference.
Hence B
