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GMAT Problem Solving (PS) | Re: If the expression x^2 – xy/5 + 25 can be expressed by (x – 5)^2, what

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mazhar7624 wrote:

Here y can take any value if x equals 0 and the question does not state that x is not equal to 0. In that consideration, shouldn't the answer be "Cannot be determined"? I think the answer should be D (i.e.: y=50) only if the question explicitly mentions that x does not equal 0.


But when it says x^2 - xy/5 + 25 = (x-5)^2

it means this expression is true for ALL values of x and y. So we have to generalise by the means of expanding (x-5)^2 and equating it with x^2 - xy/5 + 25
We cannot
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