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Inequalities involving powers - Not able to solve
Consider the equation x^2 > x , simplifying it as below => x^2-x>0 => x(x-1)>0 so x>0 or x>1. Just curious values for x<0 is also valid for the above equation but when I solve mathematically I don't seem to get this as an option Can you plase let me know where I am going wrong. Thanks gmatrant
- by gmatrant
Fri May 24, 2013 9:08 pm- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: Inequalities involving powers - Not able to solve
- Replies: 3
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In a state of pure commercial competition, there would be a large number of producing firms, all unfettered by governmental regulations, each seeking to meet consumer needs and wants more successfully than the others. Can some expert please explain this sentence in terms of modifiers? "In a sta...
- by gmatrant
Wed Feb 06, 2013 2:02 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: one another vs. others?
- Replies: 17
- Views: 10310
'that' is SINGULAR or PLURAL - role of 'THAT'?
1.For many revisionist historians, Christopher Columbus has come to personify devastation and enslavement in the name of progress that has decimated native peoples of the Western Hemisphere . A. devastation and enslavement in the name of progress that has decimated native peoples of the Western Hemi...
- by gmatrant
Mon Jan 28, 2013 11:17 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: 'that' is SINGULAR or PLURAL - role of 'THAT'?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2102
toward vs towards
Most of Portugal’s 250,000 university students boycotted classes in a one-day strike to protest a law that requires them to contribute $330 a year toward the cost of higher education, previously paying $7 per year . A. year toward the cost of higher education, previously paying $7 per year B. year...
- by gmatrant
Sat Jan 26, 2013 6:56 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: toward vs towards
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2441
Pronoun - "they" refer to?
Critical-thinking instruction is predicted on two assumptions: that there are clearly identifiable thinking skills that students can be taught to recognize and apply appropriately, and if recognized and applied, students will become more effective thinkers. A. if recognized and applied, students B. ...
- by gmatrant
Sat Jan 26, 2013 6:39 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Pronoun - "they" refer to?
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1292
- by gmatrant
Wed Jan 23, 2013 12:14 am- Forum: Reading Comprehension
- Topic: Tough Old GMAT passage
- Replies: 34
- Views: 22041
Parallelism - Can we have active & passive voice in para
There are several ways to build solid walls using just mud or clay, but the most extensively used method has been the forming of bricks our of mud or clay, and, after some preliminary air drying or sun drying, they are laid in the wall in mud mortar. A. the forming of bricks out of mud or clay, and,...
- by gmatrant
Tue Jan 22, 2013 11:29 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Parallelism - Can we have active & passive voice in para
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1298
Can prime numbers be negative numbers as well?
If x and y are prime numbers, what is the value of x+y ?
(1) x−y is a prime integer.
(2) y<x<6
In the above problem, can x and y be negative? Can prime numbers be negative numbers as well?
- by gmatrant
Tue Jan 01, 2013 4:45 am- Forum: Data Sufficiency
- Topic: Can prime numbers be negative numbers as well?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1402
Rise Higher - Heating-oil prices
Heating-oil prices are expected to be higher th is year than last because refiners are paying about $5 a barrel more for crude oil than they were last year. (A) Heating-oil prices are expected to be higher this year than last because refiners are paying about $5 a barrel more for crude oil than the...
- by gmatrant
Sat Dec 29, 2012 9:39 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Rise Higher - Heating-oil prices
- Replies: 0
- Views: 1497
Phrases - OG 12 #100 - stars are in motion
The stars, some of them at tremendous speeds, are in motion just as the planets are, yet being so far away from Earth that their apparent positions in the sky do not change enough for their movement to be observed during a single human lifetime. (A) The stars, some of them at tremendous speeds, are ...
- by gmatrant
Fri Dec 28, 2012 10:49 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Phrases - OG 12 #100 - stars are in motion
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Can a verb be followed by a prepositional phrase?
OG12 - Q120 states that the verb 'claim' should not be followed by a prepositional phrase. Can we generalize to say that a verb cannot be followed by a prepositional phrase? A firm that specializes in the analysis of handwriting claims from a one-page writing sample that it can assess more than thre...
- by gmatrant
Thu Dec 27, 2012 11:20 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Can a verb be followed by a prepositional phrase?
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1252
Hi Hemant, Firstly congratulations on this great score! A couple of questions, 1.In your post you talk about fundamentally changing the way you prepared. Can you elaborate on the things that you changed while you prepared. It would help if you could elaborate in more detail. 2.How difficult is IR se...
- by gmatrant
Tue Dec 25, 2012 10:21 pm- Forum: I just Beat The GMAT!
- Topic: 760(Q-50,V-44)- Some Words of wisdom after beating the GMAT!
- Replies: 61
- Views: 53523
Kudos! I am pretty much on the same boat, err.. yet to give my last shot at GMAT mid next month. Interestingly the attempts and scores are pretty much on the same lines. I have a couple of questions on your test taking strategy 1.Did you take notes while reading RC? My accuracy in RC seems quite low...
- by gmatrant
Tue Dec 25, 2012 10:10 pm- Forum: I just Beat The GMAT!
- Topic: How I went from 610 to 720 !
- Replies: 15
- Views: 9072
- by gmatrant
Tue Dec 25, 2012 4:06 am- Forum: Critical Reasoning
- Topic: Poverty Level
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1415
Anasazi Settlements
The Anasazi settlements at Chaco Canyon were built on a spectacular scale with more than 75 carefully engineered structures, of up to 600 rooms each, were connected by a complex regional system of roads. (A) with more than 75 carefully engineered structures, of up to 600 rooms each, were (B) with mo...
- by gmatrant
Tue Dec 25, 2012 12:27 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Anasazi Settlements
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1115