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Inequalities and absolute
Hi all,
I am really struggling with questions on inequalities and absolute terms.
Questions such as following DS -
Is |x-1| < 1?
a> (x-1)^2 <= 2
b> x^2 - 1 > 0
Can someone point to good material on develop concepts on these.
- by sinsofgmat
Wed Aug 06, 2014 5:23 am- Forum: Data Sufficiency
- Topic: Inequalities and absolute
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1687
In 2000, a mere two dozen products accounted for half the increase in spending on prescription drugs, a phenomenon that is explained not just because of more expensive drugs but by the fact that doctors are writing many more prescriptions for higher-cost drugs. A. a phenomenon that is explained not...
- by sinsofgmat
Sat Jun 14, 2014 12:42 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: OG - SC Question 86
- Replies: 6
- Views: 6571
{A} INCORRECT; Modifier issue - scale is not responding. {B} INCORRECT; Modifier issue - scale is not responding {C} INCORRECT; "a scale to rate how likely" gives a false meaning {D} CORRECT {E} INCORRECT; meaning issue - rates the likelihood of a particular asteroid or comet? for what?? ...
- by sinsofgmat
Sat Apr 19, 2014 7:28 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Astronomers
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1777
the code to gmat wrote :Aditya, whenever "that" is used next to the object it is describing then it may be refer to singular or plural object. However, whenever "that" is used away from the object it is describing then it always describe the singular object. this is not correct ...
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Sat Apr 19, 2014 7:21 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Colombus
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1863
The Cold War, an apt name for the nervous post-World War II relations between the superpowers, prompted families to build bomb shelters costing thousands of dollars but fortunately were never used. A) families to build bomb shelters costing thousands of dollars but - Parallelism issue costing thousa...
- by sinsofgmat
Sat Apr 19, 2014 1:17 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: The Cold War, an apt name for the nervous post-World War II
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1533
Absolutely.aditya8062 wrote:B can never be the answer .it has to be D
B has too many pronoun and modifier issues
- by sinsofgmat
Sat Apr 19, 2014 1:03 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: G_PREP
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1212
- by sinsofgmat
Wed Apr 16, 2014 10:39 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Two ANDs in a sentence
- Replies: 8
- Views: 4463
HI Tanuj,
In the example you have posted, "So" is used to just show extremes of the adjective polluted.
For example, The pudding is so sweet.
Also the I would pick E as the correct answer
- by sinsofgmat
Wed Apr 16, 2014 10:33 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: so..
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1064
OG 13 : Q 50
According to some analysts, the gains in the stock market reflect growing confidence that the economy will avoid the recession that many had feared earlier in the year and instead come in for a "soft landing," followed by a gradual increase in business activity." Hi, I have a simple ...
- by sinsofgmat
Mon Apr 14, 2014 7:38 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: OG 13 : Q 50
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1258
Lets clarify the objective - need to find relative ages of tombs by finding relative ages of logs How would you find it - through rings How would you count - find an option that gives us starting point to count. I would go for C (A) The Pazyryk tombs were all robbed during ancient times, but breakag...
- by sinsofgmat
Sat Apr 12, 2014 5:48 am- Forum: Critical Reasoning
- Topic: Trees Age : Strengthen
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1152
A tree's age can be determined by counting the annual growth rings in its trunk. Each ring represents one year, and the ring's thickness reveals the relative amount of rainfall that year. Archaeologists successfully used annual rings to determine the relative ages of ancient tombs at Pazyryk. Each ...
- by sinsofgmat
Sat Apr 12, 2014 5:46 am- Forum: Critical Reasoning
- Topic: Trees Age : Strengthen
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1199
My take on the difference between option A and C. We need to find out the flaw in the argument. On examination of the argument we find that - S found something in water that can impact neural system adversely. This goes against an existing theory Other Scientist are publishing false papers against S...
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Sat Apr 12, 2014 5:31 am- Forum: Critical Reasoning
- Topic: Flaw in the Argument
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1501
The number of North American children who are obese, that is who have more body fat than do 85 percent of North American children their age, is steadily increasing according to four major studies conducted over the past 15 years. If the finding reported above is correct, it can be properly conclude...
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Sat Apr 12, 2014 5:14 am- Forum: Critical Reasoning
- Topic: Conclusion : experts need help
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1357
- by sinsofgmat
Sat Apr 12, 2014 5:08 am- Forum: Critical Reasoning
- Topic: Vague laws
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2428
OG 13 : Q 31
Galileo was convinced that natural phenomena, as manifestations of the laws of physics , would appear the same to someone on the deck of a ship moving smoothly and uniformly through the water as a person standing on land The portion marked in red. Should it not be like manifestations of the laws of ...
- by sinsofgmat
Fri Apr 11, 2014 9:11 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: OG 13 : Q 31
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1182