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by tzink » Fri Jul 25, 2008 8:32 pm
The problem displays -2, -1, 0, 1, 2 on a number line.

Of the five numbers on the number line above, which has the greatest absolute value?

I think i'ts pretty clear that -2 and 2 have the same absolute value, yet the OA is -2 because "the absolute value of a number x is the distance between x and 0 on the number line. -2 is the farthest from 0 and thus has the greatest absolute value."

HUH??

Is this just a mistake? It's from OG.
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by sudhir3127 » Fri Jul 25, 2008 8:37 pm
i would say My answer is also -2.

please refer to the diagram... its referencing between 1 and 2 and not exactly on 2.. thats the trap...

hence the answer is -2.

hope its clear now.. u shud have posted the picture as well..
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by tzink » Fri Jul 25, 2008 8:48 pm
not really clear, no. absolute value is always positive, regardless of whether the number is - or +.
so the absolute value for 2 and -2 is 2
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by sudhir3127 » Fri Jul 25, 2008 9:01 pm
Hope its clear now...
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by tzink » Fri Jul 25, 2008 9:22 pm
well, on your diagram, yes, i can see that.
on my diagram however (in the OG book), the arrows are clearly directly over each number, not slightly offset like in yours.
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by sudhir3127 » Fri Jul 25, 2008 9:31 pm
my OG is exactly the way the diagram is ..

i ask all the posters to pitch in and let us know what is their in their OG.. in my OG its question no 19. in some its 20 ...
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by tzink » Fri Jul 25, 2008 9:37 pm
yes, q # 19, but clearly pointing to the line, not offset. maybe a misprint?
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by dheerah » Fri Jul 25, 2008 10:22 pm
tzink wrote:yes, q # 19, but clearly pointing to the line, not offset. maybe a misprint?
Hello friends,

I am using a 11th edition OG. This is the 20th question in OG. The lines are clearly offset in this edition. The arrow mark is directly above -2 and the other arrow mark is between 1 and 2. Hence the answer is -2.
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by Ian Stewart » Sat Jul 26, 2008 2:56 am
Yes, the question is misprinted in earlier versions of the 11th edition, then was fixed. I provided a link to the official corrections to the earlier versions and explained further here:

www.beatthegmat.com/errors-in-the-og-11 ... 14107.html
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by tzink » Sat Jul 26, 2008 6:40 am
Cool. Thanks for all your input.
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