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How do you handle a question like this?
(x^2001 + x^2002)/(x^2002 - x^2000)
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just collect
x^2001(x+1) for the numerator
x^2000(x^2-1) for the denominator
simplify to get x/(x-1)
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consultinghokie wrote: How do you handle a question like this?
(x^2001 + x^2002)/(x^2002 - x^2000)
Use componendo/dividendo
c/d = c+d/c-d
using the same principle above
(x^2001 + 2*x^2002 - x^2000)/(x^2001 + x^2000)
x^2000(x+2*x^2 -1)/x^2000(x+1)
(2x-1)(x+1)/(x+1) = 2x-1
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Solve by taking out common factors:
(x^2001 + x^2002)/(x^2002 - x^2000)
= (x^2001)(1+x)/(x^2000)(x^2-1)
= x^2(1+x)/(x+1)(x-1)
= x^2/(x-1)
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so we have three different answers. maybe this wasn't such an easy problem.
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taking x^2001 common from numerator leaves, (x+1)
taking x^2000 from denominator leaves, (x^2-1) i.e. (x+1)(x-1)
cancelling x^2000 & (x+1) from numerator & denominator, it leaves us with
x/(x-1)
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I am getting x/(x-1)
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what do you think the difficulty rating of a question like this is?
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consultinghokie wrote: what do you think the difficulty rating of a question like this is?
I'd say this is a harder question. Maybe not the hardest but i woauld say Quant 46+ level...
Agree? Disagree?
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kook44 wrote: consultinghokie wrote: what do you think the difficulty rating of a question like this is? I'd say this is a harder question. Maybe not the hardest but i woauld say Quant 46+ level... Agree? Disagree? I doubt it. I think it is easy/medium group.
I know there are different answers to this qtn. But that is only bcoz of carelessness. Not bcoz the qn is difficult.
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i guess difficulty is all relative - who knows how ETS assigns "value" to the questions
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gettig x(x-1), nice question.
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agree
x^2001(1+x)/x^2000(x^2-1)=x/(x-1)
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(x^2001 + x^2002)/(x^2002 - x^2000)=
x^2001(X+1)/x^2000(X^2-1)=x(x+1)/(x-1)*(x+1)=x/(x-1)
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ywilfred wrote: Solve by taking out common factors:
(x^2001 + x^2002)/(x^2002 - x^2000)
= (x^2001)(1+x)/(x^2000)(x^2-1)
= x^2(1+x)/(x+1)(x-1)
= x^2/(x-1) should be x(1+x)/(x+1)*(x-1)
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consultinghokie wrote: what do you think the difficulty rating of a question like this is?
simple easy bin question 34-40 level ..just my opinion . who knows what they think .
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One more for x/x-1 using factorization
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thearch wrote: just collect
x^2001(x+1) for the numerator
x^2000(x^2-1) for the denominator
simplify to get x/(x-1)
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Definitely the answer is x/(x-1).
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