Data Sufficiency (DS) | Re: Is x^3 > 0? (1) (x + y)(x – y) = 0 (2) x = |y|

The question essentially asks is\(x>0\) i.e.positive

Statement 1 : implies\(x=-y\) or\(x=y\) . but we don't know what is the sign of\(y\) . Henceinsufficient

Statement 2 mod is always positive. hence\(x\) must be positive for\(x=|y|\) to hold true. Hencesufficient

OptionB