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GMAT Data Sufficiency (DS) | Re: If a, b and x are integers such

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\(a^6 = b^3 = \frac{|x|}{x}\)

\(\frac{|x|}{x}\) = 1 or -1 depending on the sign of x,but since this fraction is equal to\(a^6\) ,it has to be equal to 1.

Therefore x=some postive,b =1 and a =+1 or -1 => a-b=0 or a-b=-2 depending on the value of a.

statement1:

\(a^3b^7\) >0,

since b=1, \(a^3\) >0, not possible for this statment.

therefore a>0 => a=1.

a-b=0


statement 2:

a+b >0 ,

if a=-1,then a+b=0. Therefore a=1.

a-b=0.

Both the statement satisfies ,so D.
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