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Data Sufficiency (DS) | Re: Is x^2 greater than x? (1) x^2 is greater than 1 (2) x is greater than

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Bunuel wrote:

SOLUTION

Is x^2 greater than x?

Is\( x^2 >x\) ? --> is\(x(x-1)>0\) ? --> is\(x\) in the following ranges:\(x<0\) or\(x>1\) ?

(1) x^2 is greater than 1 -->\(x^2>1\) -->\(x<-1\) or\(x>1\) . Sufficient.

(2) x is greater than -1 -->\(x>-1\) . Not sufficient.

Answer:A.

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Bunuel
I realize that Brent discusses testing values above. But, what approach did you take to get from x(x-1)>0 to then x<0 or x>1?
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