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Mathematics > Standard Multiple Choice
Read the following SAT test question and then click on a button to select your answer.
In the figure above, which quadrants contain pairs 
that satisfy the condition 
?
Hint
In order for 
to satisfy 
, it must be true that 
and 
are equal to each other and not equal to zero. An example of such a pair is 
, which is in quadrant 
. Are there points like that in quadrants 
, 
, or 
?
to satisfy 
, it must be true that 
and 
are equal to each other and not equal to zero. An example of such a pair is 
, which is in 
.
,
values are negative and all the 
,
and 
cannot be equal. For example, the pair 
does not satisfy the condition, since 
, not 
.
,
values and the 
values are both negative, so it is possible for 
and 
to be equal. For example, the pair 
is in 
.
, 
and 
cannot be equal because the 
values are negative. For example, the pair 
does not satisfy the condition, since 
that satisfy the given condition are quadrants 
and 
only.