题目
If z is a positive integer, is an integer?
(1) is an integer.
(2) is not an integer.
选项
A.Statement (1) ALONE is sufficient, but statement (2) alone is not sufficient.
B.Statement (2) ALONE is sufficient, but statement (1) alone is not sufficient.
C.BOTH statements TOGETHER are sufficient, but NEITHER statement ALONE is sufficient.
D.EACH statement ALONE is sufficient.
E.
Statements (1) and (2) TOGETHER are NOT sufficient.
解析
如果\(z\)是一个正整数,\(\sqrt{z}\)是整数吗?
- **条件(1)**:\(\sqrt{9z}\)是整数。
- **条件(2)**:\(\sqrt{8z}\)不是整数。
- **条件(1)**:
已知\(\sqrt{9z}\)是整数,因为\(\sqrt{9z}=3\sqrt{z}\),如果\(3\sqrt{z}\)是整数,那么\(\sqrt{z}\)一定是整数。所以仅根据条件(1)就可以确定\(\sqrt{z}\)是整数,条件(1)充分。
- **条件(2)**:
已知\(\sqrt{8z}=2\sqrt{2z}\)不是整数,\(2\sqrt{2z}\)不是整数并不能直接推出\(\sqrt{z}\)是否为整数。例如当\(z = 1\)时,\(\sqrt{8z}=2\sqrt{2}\)不是整数,此时\(\sqrt{z} = 1\)是整数;当\(z=2\)时,\(\sqrt{8z} = 4\)是整数,此时\(\sqrt{z}=\sqrt{2}\)不是整数。所以条件(2)不充分。
综上,答案是A,即Statement (1) ALONE is sufficient, but statement (2) alone is not sufficient.