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Which of the following lists the number of points

by rippersid » Mon Nov 03, 2008 8:50 am
Which of the following lists the number of points at which a circle can intersect a triangle?

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

OA E

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by stop@800 » Mon Nov 03, 2008 9:05 am
PLease recheck your answer.
IMO it should be E.
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by rippersid » Mon Nov 03, 2008 9:09 am
stop@800 wrote:PLease recheck your answer.
IMO it should be E.
Yes it is E as posted above.
What in the world is with these answer choices that are given?

I think i get it now that I look at the question carefully

With this question I think it's the law of diminishing returns that applies to me.
I just understood the question. Thanks for the help anyways.
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by stop@800 » Mon Nov 03, 2008 9:17 am
rippersid wrote:
stop@800 wrote:PLease recheck your answer.
IMO it should be E.
Yes it is E as posted above.
What in the world is with these answer choices that are given?

I think i get it now that I look at the question carefully

With this question I think it's the law of diminishing returns that applies to me.
I just understood the question. Thanks for the help anyways.
I am sorry, I read your spolier as B. Probably bcoz my mouse cursor was there itself.

Good that you yourself have understood it :)

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Re: Which of the following lists the number of points

by logitech » Mon Nov 03, 2008 9:18 am
rippersid wrote:Which of the following lists the number of points at which a circle can intersect a triangle?

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

OA E

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What is this question asking for? Can anyone explain what the choices mean? I did get the answer right, but I had to guess.

Help appreciated.

Cheers
I can see the 1, 2,3 and 6 but can somebody please show me 4 and 5 ?
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by amitabhprasad » Mon Nov 03, 2008 10:48 am
I see the answer as "E"
If you try making a picture of how circle can intersect a triangle.
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by earth@work » Mon Nov 03, 2008 3:11 pm
thanks amitabh
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by Abdulla » Thu Dec 25, 2008 3:31 pm
Can someone elaborate more in this question?

What is this question asking for?
How to approach it ? i.e drawing the circle and the triangle in a coordinate plane or what?
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by Pdgmat2010 » Fri Aug 20, 2010 3:25 am
re-opening this question.

Is there a quicker way of solving this problem.
I had to think of 6 diagrams to satisfy each option from 1 to 6.
Not exactly a time-saver!!

Experts please tell me how you would approach this problem on a time limit.

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by chaitanyareddy » Sat Aug 21, 2010 7:53 am
I didnot understand the question. Can someone please explain.
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by rshankar87 » Mon Aug 23, 2010 11:53 pm
Hey all,

i think the answer should be B
coz the question says how many points the circle will intersect and not touch.
so we should no consider the case of tangents

hence there will only be either 2 ,4 or 6 points .
hope the diagram makes my clear...


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