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GMAT Data Sufficiency (DS) | Re: Is |x + y| > |x - y| ?

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I solved in the following way

First square both sides

We get 'Is xy>0" , or in proper english do 'x' and 'y' have the same sign?

Statement 1: Obviously insufficient
Statement 2: Square both sides again ---> x^2 > x^2 - 2xy + y^2

y^2 - 2xy < 0

y (y-2x)<0

So two cases:

If y>0, then y-2x<0 and 2x>y>0. Answer is YES
If y<0, then y-2x>0 and 2x<y<0. Answer is YES again

Sufficient

Answer: B

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