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What is the value of x?

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by Vincen » Tue Dec 26, 2017 5:38 am
What is the value of x?

(1) y^2 = x
(2) (x + 4)/4 = y + 1

The OA is the option E.

Could I replace statement (1) in the statement (2) and get the solutions? Experts, may you help me? Please.
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Source: — Data Sufficiency |

by elias.latour.apex » Wed Dec 27, 2017 8:22 pm
When doing data sufficiency, it is best to start by asking ourselves: What do I need? In this case, we need a single equation that will give me one value for x. Alternatively, we could have a system of equations that would give us a single value of x.

Statement 1: This doesn't give us a single value for x. All we know from this is that x is not negative.
Statement 2: This doesn't give us a single value for x. All we know is that x is 4y.
Combined: It may be tempting to say:
y^2 = 4y so let's divide both sides by y to determine that x = 4. However, y could also be 0, and division by 0 isn't permitted. Although linear equations produce a single solution, squares generally produce 2.

To find the answers we could set the equation to equal:

y^2-4y=0
y(y-4)=0

So either y=0 or y=4.

(E) is the best answer. If we cannot come up with a single value for y, we will never be able to come up with a single value for x.
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