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square roots doubt
Hi, Can someone please help me understand the following questions and how are they different? 1. If g(x) = 3x + x^1/2, what is the value of g(d2 + 6d + 9)? In the above question they have taken both (d+3) and -(d+3) for x^1/2 to solve the equation 2. if x is negative and y is positive, what is (4x^2...
- by ahahkhyati.j
Mon Nov 23, 2015 4:41 pm- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: square roots doubt
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1280
Out of 72 track stars, 20 run hurdles, 22 long jump, and 30 sprint. If 5 people sprint and also run hurdles, 4 people run hurdles and also long jump, 3 people sprint and also long jump, and 2 people do all 3, how many track stars do not do any of the events? A. 10 B. 12 C. 14 D. 16 E. 18 I used the...
- by ahahkhyati.j
Thu Oct 22, 2015 6:56 am- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: Overlapping Set Problem
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1613
- by ahahkhyati.j
Thu Oct 22, 2015 6:08 am- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: adding inequalities- doubt
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1424
adding inequalities- doubt
Hi, Can someone please help Is p+q > r+s? (1) p>r+s (2) q>r+s Ans: E I clearly know that the two statements individually are insufficient but for combining the two statements can i add the inequalities here? If i do so i get ans C . While if i try to take negative and positive values i get E Can som...
- by ahahkhyati.j
Thu Oct 22, 2015 5:39 am- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: adding inequalities- doubt
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1424
no of squares help
Hi, A certain square is to be drawn on a coordinate plane. One of the vertices must be on the origin, and the square is to have an area of 100. If all coordinates of the vertices must be integers, how many different ways can this square be drawn? Ans: 12 In my opinion if all co-ordinates must be int...
- by ahahkhyati.j
Tue Oct 20, 2015 6:05 am- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: no of squares help
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1145
Geometry - help!
Hi can someone help me solve the following question. Thanks. http://s15.postimg.org/4ykyyky6f/geometry.jpg If each curved portion of the boundary of the figure above is formed from circumferences of two semicircles, each with radius 2 and each of the parallel sides have length 4. What is the are of ...
- by ahahkhyati.j
Mon Oct 19, 2015 2:19 pm- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: Geometry - help!
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1271
exchanging digits
Hi Can someone please help me solve this. Thank you. If 2 two digit positive integers have their tens digit exchanged, the difference between the resulting pair of integers differs from the difference between the original pair of numbers by 4. what is the greatest possible difference between origina...
- by ahahkhyati.j
Thu Oct 15, 2015 12:51 pm- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: exchanging digits
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1208
Hello, Thanks a ton for the replies. @Ric I have been preparing for GMAT since a month. Kaplan GMAT premier, Official Gmat guide, Gmat prep now, Beat the gmat are the key resources used by me. I took two Kaplan CATs before 2 weeks and 1 veritas prep test. My highest score is 640 (I paused the test t...
- by ahahkhyati.j
Thu Oct 15, 2015 9:21 am- Forum: GMAT Strategy
- Topic: Help required
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1632
Help required
Hi, Can anyone tell me where can I find short quant and verbal tests? I get really nervous while giving a full length practise test and perform badly. The same questions when i solve later i find them easy. I need to get used to the situation of giving tests and i feel that the best way might be by ...
- by ahahkhyati.j
Thu Oct 15, 2015 7:40 am- Forum: GMAT Strategy
- Topic: Help required
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1632
co-ordinate geometry
Hi, Can someone please help me with this Arrow AB which is a line-segment exactly 5 units long with an arrowhead at A, is to be constructed in the xy-plane. The x and y-coordinates are to be integers that satisfy the inequality 0<=x<=9 and 0<=y<=9. How many different arrows with this properties can ...
- by ahahkhyati.j
Thu Oct 15, 2015 7:17 am- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: co-ordinate geometry
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1003
- by ahahkhyati.j
Tue Oct 13, 2015 5:01 am- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: mixtures
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1398
mixtures
Hi, Can someone help me solve this question without equation? Thanks A can contains a mixture of two liquids A and B in ratio of 7:5. 9 liters of mixture is drawn off and the can is filled with B. The new ratio is 7:9. How many liters of A was there in the can initially? A. 25 B. 21 C. 20 D. 10 E. 1...
- by ahahkhyati.j
Mon Oct 12, 2015 12:14 pm- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: mixtures
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1398
Generally the rule is present with future (will) and past with conditional (would).This sentence uses would so i need a past verb. After figuring out that pronoun its is appropriate i have only one option A.
- by ahahkhyati.j
Fri Oct 09, 2015 7:53 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Sentence Correction- Help Required.
- Replies: 5
- Views: 5008