If

, then

But if

then

) --> if both unknowns are positive or both unknowns are negative then (if both are positive cross multiply to get and if both are negative cross multiply and flip the sigh twice to get again) and the answer will be NO but if given inequality also holds true and in this case the answer will be YES (if is any negative number and is any positive number then ---- multiplying by xy ). Not sufficient.

-->

and

have the same sign, next:

: if both

and

are positive (for and are

example 3 and 2 respectively) then

and the answer will be NO but if both

negative (for example -3 and -2 respectively) then Is x^2 + y^2 > 100? (1) 2xy < 100 --> clearly insufficient: if if and

and the answer will be NO. Not sufficient.

then the answer will be NO but

then the answer will be YES. . Now, as so we can safely (as is at least as big as --> less than 1 ? or : . We can not have the second case because , hence . --> then the inequality will still . Sufficient. (square of any number is more

(2) (x + y)^2 > 200 --> than or equal to zero) then substitute hold true) --> If r and s are negative, is with

Since r and s are negative then either (1) . Divided both parts by

if then its reciprocal Sufficient. (2) Is (1) is 2 less than ? --> -->

and it can not equal to

. The same info as above. Sufficient.

. Clearly insufficient, for example: if and

and

then the

answer is NO, but if sufficient.

then the answer is YES. Two different answers, hence not

(2)

-->

--> so either and

or

. Also insufficient:

if and , then answer is NO, buy if different answers, hence not sufficient. (1)+(2) As from (1) substitute the same Sufficient. in (1) -->

, then the answer is YES. Two

, then from (2) must be true that --> , as , then

--> so , so

--> (or which is " is NO.

) will always be more than

, thus the answer to the question "Is

To elaborate more as for if

, the only chance for is fraction (

to hold true (or which is the same ). For example rules out this option

to hold true) would be if and then

. But the fact that

In the fraction x/y, where x and y are positive integers, what is the value of y? (1) The least common denominator of x/y and 1/3 is 6 --> LCM of > of (2) (1)+(2) x = y+1 => If is ? equals to absolute value of some number) then , as absolute value is and or (the least common denominator of is also 6). Not sufficient. --> no info about . Not sufficient. and and 3 is is 6 --

is 6 and the least common denominator

still can be 2 or 6. Not sufficient.

First of all as ( always non-negative. (1) , (2) (

) --> so

and then ). Not sufficient.

. But (so in case

thus we can not

say for sure that is not more than --> -->

, because if it equals to

. Sufficient. as we already

know: and therefore, , which is a prime number. as a,b,c are positive, b-a must be 1 and b+a must be 23. As a result, we can calculate that a is 11 and b is 12, so c is 9. 5x+4 is divisible by 6 5x+4=6,12,18,24, 30 ...

anaik100 wrote: If x is positive is x divisible by 2 ? (1) x^3+x is divisible by 4 (2) 5x+4 is divisible by 6

I don't think that this is a GMAT question. In it's current form it's way beyond the GMAT scope. First of all note that we are not told that Given: (1) If x is an integer then either: A. OR B. is a multiple of 4 and is odd and is odd; . Question: is is an integer.

even (integer)?

is a multiple of 4. But this scenario is not possible. Why? Because in , which is not a multiple of 4, (it's even never

case ( is odd), multiple of 4.) So if is an integer it must be multiple of 4. But also can be a non-integer, for example equation

has one real root (

),

which is not an integer OR equation integer. Not sufficient. (2) If > is an integer, then . must be even as

also has one real root (

), which is not an

-->

--

But can also be a fraction, for example where is an integer. Not sufficient. (1)+(2) Now if

, or

- basically

can be a fraction of a form

is an integer then it's even as we concluded.

But can x be reduced fraction of a form > --> as

? We'll have and are integers,

-must be multiple of 5 (at least) -

-> hence know it must be even.

, so

can not be reduced fraction --> and if

is an integer, then we

From (3,4), on a perpendicular line (with slope 3/2), to find a point the same distance from (3,4) as (0,6) is, we decrease x by 2 and decrease y by 3, thus getting vertex (1,1), or we increase x by 2 and increase y by 3, thus getting vertex (5,7). If (0,6) and (6,2) are endpoints, (3,4) is the midpoint. From (0,6) to (3,4), we go right 3 and down 2; that is, we increase x by 3 and decrease y by 2: the slope is -2/3. Consider the perpendicular diagonal- its slope is the negative reciprocal, i.e. 3/2. From (3,4), on a perpendicular line, to find a point the same distance from (3,4) as (0,6) is, we can decrease x by 2 and decrease y by 3, or we can increase x by 2 and increase y by 3. The endpoints of the other diagonal are (1,1) and (5,7).