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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 A b × ( C + 1 ) = 24  (C is the largest even prime number)

(ii) : ( A + X - Y ) 2 = 49

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

Options

A

Neither statement (I) nor statement (II) by itself is sufficient to answer the question.

B

Statement (II) alone is sufficient to answer the question but statement (I) alone is not sufficient to answer the question.

C

Either statement (I) or statement (II) by itself is sufficient to answer the question.

D

Both the statements taken together are necessary to answer the questions, but neither of the statements alone is sufficient to answer the question.

E

Statement (I) alone is sufficient to answer the question but statement (II) alone is not sufficient to answer the questions

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Correct Answer :

Option B

Statement (II) alone is sufficient to answer the question but statement (I) alone is not sufficient to answer the question.

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 A, X, and Y, let us first analyze the information given in the main body of the question.

Step 1: Simplify Equation (i)
Equation (i) is given as:
bAb×(C+1)=24
We are given that C is the largest even prime number. The only even prime number is 2, so:
C=2
Substituting this value back into the equation:
bAb×(2+1)=24
bAb×3=24
bAb=8
Assuming b is the index of the root (i.e., the bth root of A, represented as Ab):
Ab=8C+1=83 (which is not an integer), or if it is written as A1/b×3=24A1/b=8A=8b.
If b=2, then A=82=64. If b=1, then A=8. Thus, A cannot be uniquely determined from Equation (i) alone without knowing b.

Step 2: Analyze Equation (ii)
Equation (ii) is given as:
(A+X-Y)2=49
Taking the square root on both sides:
A+X-Y=±7

Step 3: Evaluate Statement (I)
Statement (I) states: Roots of the equation Xm3+Ym2-2m-3=0 are (m-1) and (m+1) (which means the factors are m=1 and m=-1).
If m=1 is a root:
X(1)3+Y(1)2-2(1)-3=0X+Y=5
If m=-1 is a root:
X(-1)3+Y(-1)2-2(-1)-3=0-X+Y-1=0-X+Y=1
Solving these two equations:
Adding them gives 2Y=6Y=3.
Substituting Y=3 gives X=2.
We get the values of X and Y, but we do not know the value of A. Therefore, Statement (I) alone is not sufficient to find the sum of A, X, and Y.

Step 4: Evaluate Statement (II)
Statement (II) states:
A=Y+5A-Y=5
And:
3X+A=14
Substitute A-Y=5 into Equation (ii):
(A-Y)+X=±75+X=±7
This gives two cases:
1) 5+X=7X=2
2) 5+X=-7X=-12

Let us check both cases using the second equation in Statement (II), 3X+A=14:
Case 1: X=2
3(2)+A=14A=8
Using A-Y=5:
8-Y=5Y=3
Here, the sum of A+X+Y=8+2+3=13.

Case 2: X=-12
3(-12)+A=14A=50
Using A-Y=5:
50-Y=5Y=45.

Now we can verify if the values of A satisfy Equation (i) which is simplified to A1/b=8 for integer variables:
For Case 1, A=8 is a solution (with b=1), whereas A=50 is not a power of 8 for any integer b.
Thus, Case 1 (A=8, X=2, Y=3) 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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