If x is an odd integer, is x x > x -x ?
1) x 3 < x 2
2) xy ? – y
The first thing you need to do when you get a question
this tough is to get the lay of the land, so to speak, by evaluating the
question stem.
This question is testing
We should consider
numbers.
If x is an odd integer, is x x > x -x
or positive numbers?
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Yes |
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No |
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If x is an odd integer, is x x > x -x ?
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Yes |
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Countinue
Let's say that x is equal to -3. If x = -3, then 
and 
,so
again we get a "yes," since 
is greater than –27.
We've got a "Yes" for both picks, but remember, this question
is most likely testing some kind of exception, so we need to be sure we've
considered all possibilities.
Let's evaluate each statement to see what we can find out.
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