Live GMAT classes with Target Test Prep start Nov 21 and Nov 22. First class free.

See classes
Target Test Prep · GMAT

Choose how you want to prepare

Learn live with an expert or move at your own pace. Every option includes the complete TTP study system.

Newsweek Readers’ Choice Awards 2026 winner: Target Test Prep, #1 Test Prep

Target Test Prep was voted #1 Best Test Prep in the 2026 Newsweek Readers’ Choice™ Awards.

★★★★★5.0563 reviews
GMATLiveTeachStarts Nov 22
Josh Braslow, Target Test Prep GMAT expert
LIVE ONLINE CLASSES

Get Ready for GMAT Test Day Faster with Live Online Classes

with Josh Braslow, 20+ years in test prep

Nov 22 · Josh Braslow
Sun · 9:30 AM to 12:30 PM ET
Included
40 hours of live online classes + 6 months of TTP OnDemand
  • Attend the first class for free
  • Every class is recorded, so you never fall behind
View classes & enroll
Limited seats availableTarget Test Prep
EALiveTeachOnDemandStart anytime
EXECUTIVE ASSESSMENT

Target Test Prep EA OnDemand

Self-paced EA prep. Study on your schedule.

EXECUTIVE ASSESSMENT

with

165+ EA score guarantee
$05-day trial no automatic billing
Schedule
Included
40 hours of live online classes plus six months of access to the complete TTP EA OnDemand course.
  • 165+ EA Score Guarantee
  • 4,100+ Quant, Verbal, and Integrated Reasoning practice questions
  • 400+ hours of in-depth video lessons
  • 3,000+ step-by-step video solutions
View EA class & enroll Start free 5-day trial
Limited cohort · enrollment openTrial includes full course accessTarget Test Prep
GMATOnDemandStart anytime
SELF-PACED MASTERCLASS

Target Test Prep GMAT OnDemand

Complete access from day one. Study on your schedule.

715+ score guarantee
$0to start then $127/mo
  • Personalized study plan and analytics
  • Thousands of lessons and practice questions
Start free 5-day trial
Read 563 reviewsTarget Test Prep

coordinate distance

Expert replies
Post new topic Post Reply
Subscribe topic
Previous Topic Next Topic
Newbie | Next Rank: 10 Posts
Posts: 9
Joined: Sat Jul 26, 2008 2:04 pm
by dandillion » Mon Jul 28, 2008 7:08 am
I don't understand this one. The hypotenuse is 13, the smaller cathetus is 5, then the second cathetus is 12.
12+7 should be 19.
Or am I doing it wrong?
You do not have the required permissions to view the files attached to this post.
Top
Join the discussion
Source: — Problem Solving |

GMAT/MBA Expert

User avatar
GMAT Instructor
Posts: 2623
Joined: Mon Jun 02, 2008 3:17 amFollowed by: 355 members
Location: Montreal
Thanked: 1090 times
GMAT Score:780

by Ian Stewart » Mon Jul 28, 2008 8:55 am
Your work seems completely correct to me- the answer should be 19. Where is the question from?
Top
Join the discussion
Newbie | Next Rank: 10 Posts
Posts: 9
Joined: Sat Jul 26, 2008 2:04 pm

by dandillion » Mon Jul 28, 2008 9:01 am
It's from a rather old Princeton GMAT Diagnostic CD.
Must be their mistake.
Thank you Ian.
Top
Join the discussion
Legendary Member
Posts: 1153
Joined: Wed Jun 20, 2007 6:21 amFollowed by: 2 members
Thanked: 146 times

by parallel_chase » Mon Jul 28, 2008 10:48 am
The answer is indeed 19. I used the distance method to find out the answer.

Even then I got x= -5 or 19, x cannot be -5 since the point is in first quadrant, therefore 19 is the answer.
Top
Join the discussion