For all integers x and y that are greater than 1, xy > x + y. Of the following values for x and y, which shows that the statement above is not true? Yahoo answers
a. x=0, y=2
b. x=1, y=1
c. x=2, y=2
d. x=3, y=1
e. x=4, y=3
Explain why too thanks!
a. x=0, y=2
b. x=1, y=1
c. x=2, y=2
d. x=3, y=1
e. x=4, y=3
Explain why too thanks!
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The answer is c. x=2, y=2
a, b and d don't satisfy the condition that x and y are greater than 1 so they can't be used to prove the statement false.
The inequality is true when using x and y from choice e so that doesn't prove it wrong either.
Choice c gives you 4 > 4 which is not true. This proves that the statement is wrong.
a, b and d don't satisfy the condition that x and y are greater than 1 so they can't be used to prove the statement false.
The inequality is true when using x and y from choice e so that doesn't prove it wrong either.
Choice c gives you 4 > 4 which is not true. This proves that the statement is wrong.
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GADS...try them !!! you will see that only the last will satisfy the inequality