IBPS Clerk Prelims Model Paper 21

I. 5x2 – 16x + 11 = 0
5x2 – 54x – 11x + 11 = 0
5x(x – 1) – 11(x – 1) = 0
(5x – 11) (x – 1) = 0
x = 1 ,

11

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II. 5y2 – 3y – 2 = 0
5y2 – 5y + 2y – 2 = 0
5y(y – 1) + 2(y – 1) = 0
(y – 1) (5y + 2) = 0
y = 1 , −

2

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Conclusions:
x = y = 1;
⇒ x ≥ y
Hence, this is the correct answer.