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by GmatKiss » Fri May 25, 2012 2:26 am
If x is not equal to 0, is |x| less than 1?

(1) x/|x|< x

(2) |x| > x

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by Anurag@Gurome » Fri May 25, 2012 2:31 am
GmatKiss wrote:If x is not equal to 0, is |x| less than 1?

(1) x/|x|< x

(2) |x| > x

|x| < 1 means is -1 < x < 1?

(1) x/|x|< x

Case I: If x < 0, then x/(-x) < x or -1 < x
But x < 0, so -1 < x < 0.

Case II: If x > 0, then x/x < x or 1 < x

So, -1 < x < 0 or x > 1, which is NOT sufficient to find if -1 < x < 1 or not.

(2) |x| > x
If x ≥ 0, then |x| = x, so we know that x is < 0 or negative.
But still we cannot find if -1 < x < 1 or not; NOT sufficient.

Combining (1) and (2), we know that -1 < x < 0
So, -1 < x < 1 holds true; SUFFICIENT.

The correct answer is C.
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