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Is |x| > |y |?

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by prachich1987 » Sun Dec 12, 2010 7:16 am
The answer should be "A"
Is it correct?
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by goyalsau » Sun Dec 12, 2010 7:18 am
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by Rahul@gurome » Sun Dec 12, 2010 12:00 pm
anticipation wrote:Is |x| > |y |?

(1) x² > y²
(2) x > y
Statement 1: x² > y²
This actually directly implies |x| > |y| (If you have doubt let me know)

Sufficient.

Statement 2: x > y
If x and y are both positive then |x| > |y|
But if x and y are both negative then |x| < |y|

Not sufficient.

The correct answer is A.
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