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by sangeethmani » Tue Dec 15, 2009 2:17 pm
culd I please get help for this 1?
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by Giorgio » Tue Dec 15, 2009 2:55 pm
Answer should be A not B...

If you know that T is 100 the only possibility for R and S are 40 , because total should be 180


2nd however says that R can be 40 together with S , or 60 together with T...

So answer is A
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by gmat_basher » Tue Dec 15, 2009 3:20 pm
In this type of question you always want to know the GREATER angle in the triangle.. So if the angle is 100, then the other two equal angles should be 40, 40 ( 100+40+40 = 180) ,, So you are 100% Sure that R and S are 40 and T is 100.

In case S is 40, Then there are 2 cases
a) 40 , 40, 100
b) 40, 70, 70
So you are not sure if its a or b ?

Hence answer is A.
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by sangeethmani » Tue Dec 15, 2009 3:34 pm
i am still not clear y cant the values be 70 70?
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