Directions (61-63): The following questions are accompanied by two statements i.e. statement (I) and statement (II). You have to determine which statement (s) is/are sufficient/necessary to answer the questions.
Two equations are given below
(i) : b
(C is the largest even prime number)
Find the sum of A, X and Y
Statement (I) : Roots of the equation Xm3 + Ym2 − 2 m − 3 = 0 are (m-1) and (m+1)
Statement (II) : A = Y + 5 , 3 X + A = 14
Correct Answer :
Statement (II) alone is sufficient to answer the question but statement (I) alone is not sufficient to answer the question.
Solution :
To find the sum of , , and , let us first analyze the information given in the main body of the question.
Step 1: Simplify Equation (i)
Equation (i) is given as:
We are given that is the largest even prime number. The only even prime number is , so:
Substituting this value back into the equation:
Assuming is the index of the root (i.e., the root of , represented as ):
(which is not an integer), or if it is written as .
If , then . If , then . Thus, cannot be uniquely determined from Equation (i) alone without knowing .
Step 2: Analyze Equation (ii)
Equation (ii) is given as:
Taking the square root on both sides:
Step 3: Evaluate Statement (I)
Statement (I) states: Roots of the equation are and (which means the factors are and ).
If is a root:
If is a root:
Solving these two equations:
Adding them gives .
Substituting gives .
We get the values of and , but we do not know the value of . Therefore, Statement (I) alone is not sufficient to find the sum of , , and .
Step 4: Evaluate Statement (II)
Statement (II) states:
And:
Substitute into Equation (ii):
This gives two cases:
1)
2)
Let us check both cases using the second equation in Statement (II), :
Case 1:
Using :
Here, the sum of .
Case 2:
Using :
.
Now we can verify if the values of satisfy Equation (i) which is simplified to for integer variables:
For Case 1, is a solution (with ), whereas is not a power of for any integer .
Thus, Case 1 (, , ) is the unique solution. Consequently, Statement (II) alone is sufficient to answer the question, whereas Statement (I) alone is not sufficient.
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