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Coordinate Geometry

In the xy-coordinate plane, line I1 and line I2 intersect at the point (-2,5). Is the product of their slopes negative ?

(1) The product of the x-intercepts of lines I1 and I2 is negative.

(2) The product of the y-intercepts of lines I1 and I2 is positive.

by koby_gen

Wed May 11, 2011 10:51 am
Forum: Data Sufficiency
Topic: Coordinate Geometry
Replies: 7
Views: 1224

Absolute Value

If x < p < q < y, is |q-x| < |q-y| ?

(1) |p-x| < |p-y|

(2) |q-x| < |p-y|

by koby_gen

Wed May 11, 2011 10:46 am
Forum: Data Sufficiency
Topic: Absolute Value
Replies: 1
Views: 861

Statistics

Which of the following CANNOT be the median of the four positive integers a, b, c and d where a ≤ b < c ≤ d

(A) (a+c)/2
(B) (b+c)/2
(C) (a+d)/2
(D) (b+d)/2
(e) (c+d)/2

by koby_gen

Wed May 04, 2011 8:49 am
Forum: Data Sufficiency
Topic: Statistics
Replies: 2
Views: 955

Number Properties

If p and q are integers and p*q-p*p is even, which of the following must also be even ?

(A) p
(B) q
(C) p-q
(D) pq
(E) p-pq

by koby_gen

Wed May 04, 2011 8:43 am
Forum: Data Sufficiency
Topic: Number Properties
Replies: 3
Views: 1044

Anurag@Gurome wrote:
koby_gen wrote:Is 2a < a x a - b ?

(1) 0 < a < 2
(2) -2 < b < 0
Is it (a² - b) or a(a - b)?
(a² - b)

Thanks

by koby_gen

Fri Feb 04, 2011 12:45 am
Forum: Data Sufficiency
Topic: Inequalities
Replies: 7
Views: 2227

Inequalities

Is 2a < a x a - b ?

(1) 0 < a < 2

(2) -2 < b < 0

by koby_gen

Thu Feb 03, 2011 11:50 pm
Forum: Data Sufficiency
Topic: Inequalities
Replies: 7
Views: 2227

Absolute Values

Is |a| - |b| >= | a - b | ?

(1) b > a

(2) a > 0

by koby_gen

Thu Feb 03, 2011 8:43 am
Forum: Data Sufficiency
Topic: Absolute Values
Replies: 15
Views: 3188

Number properties - exponents

Is ( 7^(X+2) ) / 49 > 1 ?


(1) 7^(x+2) > 1/49

(2) 7^(x-1) > 1/49




PS "^" means exponential

by koby_gen

Thu Feb 03, 2011 4:04 am
Forum: Data Sufficiency
Topic: Number properties - exponents
Replies: 8
Views: 1577

Number properties - prime factors

If y is an integer such that 2 < y < 100 and if y is also the square of an integer, what is the value of y ?

(1) y has exactly two prime factors.

(2) y is even.

by koby_gen

Wed Feb 02, 2011 10:50 pm
Forum: Data Sufficiency
Topic: Number properties - prime factors
Replies: 27
Views: 14329

Counting Methods

The five sides of a pentagon have lenghts of 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 inches. Two pentagons are considered different only when the positions of the side lenghts are different relative to each others. What is the total number of different possible pentagons that could be drawn using these five side lenghts ?...

by koby_gen

Fri Jan 21, 2011 4:44 am
Forum: Problem Solving
Topic: Counting Methods
Replies: 7
Views: 2569

Geometry - parallelograms and circles

Which of the following lists the number of points at which a circle can intersect a parallelogram ?

(A) 2, 4, and 8 only
(B) 2, 4, 6 and 8 only
(C) 1, 2, 3, 4, 6 and 8 only
(D) 2, 3, 4 , 5, 6, 7 and 8 only
(E) 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8

by koby_gen

Fri Jan 21, 2011 1:30 am
Forum: Problem Solving
Topic: Geometry - parallelograms and circles
Replies: 2
Views: 2255

Problem Solving - Numbers properties

If n=8p, where p is a prime number greater than 2, how many different positive even divisors does n have, including n ?

(A) 2
(B) 3
(C) 4
(D) 6
(E) 8

by koby_gen

Sun Jan 09, 2011 9:34 am
Forum: Problem Solving
Topic: Problem Solving - Numbers properties
Replies: 33
Views: 15495

Problem Solving - counting problems

Of the three-digit integers greater then 750, how many have at least two digits that are equal to each other ?

(A) 56
(B) 70
(C) 72
(D) 74
(E) 78

by koby_gen

Fri Jan 07, 2011 10:19 pm
Forum: Problem Solving
Topic: Problem Solving - counting problems
Replies: 10
Views: 2629