THE CORRECT ANSWER IS (B). STATEMENT (1) PROVIDES A FACTORABLE QUA...
32. The correct answer is (B). Statement (1) provides a factorable quadratic equation
with two different roots: (x
2
1)(x
2
3)
5
0; x
5
1, 3. Since there are two roots (possible
values of x), statement (1) alone is insufficient to answer the question. Statement (2)
also provides a factorable quadratic equation, but the two roots are the same:
(x
2
1)(x
2
1)
5
0; x
5
1. Since the only possible value of x is 1, statement (2) alone
suffices to answer the question.