Could someone explain #20 in the Math Bin 4, Princeton Review Cracking the GMAT 2008 edition? It starts off, "Figure ABCD...." In the answer explanation, where does the 49 come from in the equation x2 – 2xy + y2 = 49 after squaring statement 1?
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Princeton Review Math Bin 4 Question
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For the people who don't have the Princenton book:
There's an image of a rectangle that comes with the question, I draw it myself and attached it so you could have a clear image of what you're asked.
Question: Figure ABCD is a rectangle with sides of length x centimeters and width y centimeters, and a diagonal of length z centimeters. What is the measure, in centimeters, of the perimeter of ABCD?
1) x-y = z
2) z=13
I guess I needn't to say this is a DS question.
Cheers![Smile :)](./images/smilies/smile.png)
There's an image of a rectangle that comes with the question, I draw it myself and attached it so you could have a clear image of what you're asked.
Question: Figure ABCD is a rectangle with sides of length x centimeters and width y centimeters, and a diagonal of length z centimeters. What is the measure, in centimeters, of the perimeter of ABCD?
1) x-y = z
2) z=13
I guess I needn't to say this is a DS question.
Cheers
![Smile :)](./images/smilies/smile.png)
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