x > y

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by akondakar » Thu May 20, 2010 9:10 pm
My answer is E by finding counter example.
Try for x= -6 and for y= 3

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by liferocks » Thu May 20, 2010 9:25 pm
From 1
we can have negative x and positive Y with | x |> y but x<y...not sufficient

From 2
since |y| is positive x is positive and its value is more than |y|..hence x>y..sufficient

ans option B
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by akondakar » Thu May 20, 2010 9:44 pm
Liferocks, You are right.