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Question 133

If x>2 and y>-1,then which of the following statements is necessarily true?

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This kind of questions must be solved using the counter example method.

x = 100 and y = -1/2 rules out option a)
x = 3 and y = 0 rules out options c) and d)
Option b) is correct.
 

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