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Can we divide both sides by x+y
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That would be nice!
However, when it comes to using the Matching Operation strategy, one of the big rules says:
Do NOT multiply or divide both quantities by a NEGATIVE value.
(more at https://www.greenlighttestprep.com/module/gre-quantitative-comparison/vi...)
Since x+y can be either positive or negative, we can't divide both sides by x+y.
Does that help?
Cheers,
Brent
Oh yh that's true. Thanks
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I'm getting the answer as A. Here is my approach:
Divide both sides by 'x' which gives us 5 & 2. Hence, A. Why is this approach wrong?
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The problem with your solution is that you divide both sides by a negative value (since we're told x < -8)
For more on this see: https://www.greenlighttestprep.com/module/gre-quantitative-comparison/vi...
Thanks!
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Is 0 classified as a negative or non-negative integor?
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0 is neither positive nor negative.
We can refer to 0 as non-negative.
We can also refer to 0 as non-positive.
How about dividing both sides
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When answering Quantitative Comparison questions, we must be super careful when dividing both quantities by a variable, since we may be inadvertently dividing by zero or a negative number.
Given:
Quantity A: 1(x+y) [I added the 1 for dramatic effect]
Quantity B: 2(x+y)
If x = 1 and y = -1, then x+y = 0, which means we get:
Quantity A: 1(0)
Quantity B: 2(0)
So, when you divide both quantities by x+y, you're actually dividing by zero.
This means your solution is telling us that 1(0) divided by 0 = 1, and 2(0) divided by 0 = 2, which is not the case.
Hey Brent i have a simple
In general, if k ≠ 0, then k
In general, if k ≠ 0, then k/k = 1
So, 4/4 = 1
You can also think of 4/4 as 4 ÷ 4.
How many times does 4 divide into 4? 1 time. So, 4/4 = 1
Hey Brent
2^x + 2^x = 2^1(2^x) but not 2^2x as terms not multiplying and not 4^x as we are not adding constant only...... so whenever like terms come i should combine them by taking a common out and using product rule later? but if they are multiplying i use product rule direct?
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In the same way that k + k = 2k, we can say that 2^x + 2^x = 2(2^x)
Since 2(2^x) = (2^1)(2^x), we must apply the Product Law since we are finding the product of 2 powers with the same base.
The other laws don't apply here, since we are finding the product of 2 powers with the same base.