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The following exercise has some variations that confused me. Any way to solve this in a simple way would be very welcome![/img]
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If x>y^2>z^4 which of the following statements could be true ?
I> x>y>z
II>z>y>x
III>x>z>y
IMO plugging numbers is the quickest method for these problems - the key is to *not* only try with +ve numbers only but with fractions and/or negative numbers as well.
statement 1:
pick x=7 y=2 z=1 so its true
statement 2:
pick x=0.2 y=0.5 z=0.6 so its true
statement 3:
pick x=3 y=-2 z = -1 so its true
hence choice E.
I> x>y>z
II>z>y>x
III>x>z>y
IMO plugging numbers is the quickest method for these problems - the key is to *not* only try with +ve numbers only but with fractions and/or negative numbers as well.
statement 1:
pick x=7 y=2 z=1 so its true
statement 2:
pick x=0.2 y=0.5 z=0.6 so its true
statement 3:
pick x=3 y=-2 z = -1 so its true
hence choice E.
