VJesus12 wrote:If x and y are two different integers, is |x|=|y|?
(2) x=y+2
I don't understand why the second statement is not sufficient. May someone give me an example here?
Case 1: y=0, with the result that x = y+2 = 0+2 = 2
In this case, |x|=2 and |y|=0, so the answer to the question stem is NO.
Case 2: y=-1, with the result that x = y+2 = -1+2 = 1
In this case, |x|=1 and |y|=1, so the answer to the question stem is YES.
Since the answer is NO in Case 1 but YES in Case 2, Statement 2 is INSUFFICIENT.
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