{"id":10859,"date":"2012-04-05T02:00:04","date_gmt":"2012-04-05T09:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/?p=10859"},"modified":"2012-04-05T01:44:32","modified_gmt":"2012-04-05T08:44:32","slug":"gmat-question-of-the-day-apr-5-algebra-and-sentence-correction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/gmat-question-of-the-day-apr-5-algebra-and-sentence-correction\/","title":{"rendered":"GMAT Question of the Day (Apr 5): Algebra and Sentence Correction"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Math (PS)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If <img src='https:\/\/s0.wp.com\/latex.php?latex=P%5E2+-+QR+%3D+10&#038;bg=ffffff&#038;fg=000000&#038;s=0' alt='P^2 - QR = 10' title='P^2 - QR = 10' class='latex' \/> , <img src='https:\/\/s0.wp.com\/latex.php?latex=Q%5E2+%2B+PR+%3D+10&#038;bg=ffffff&#038;fg=000000&#038;s=0' alt='Q^2 + PR = 10' title='Q^2 + PR = 10' class='latex' \/> , <img src='https:\/\/s0.wp.com\/latex.php?latex=R%5E2+%2B+PQ+%3D+10&#038;bg=ffffff&#038;fg=000000&#038;s=0' alt='R^2 + PQ = 10' title='R^2 + PQ = 10' class='latex' \/> , and <img src='https:\/\/s0.wp.com\/latex.php?latex=R+%5Cne+Q&#038;bg=ffffff&#038;fg=000000&#038;s=0' alt='R \\ne Q' title='R \\ne Q' class='latex' \/> , what is the value of <img src='https:\/\/s0.wp.com\/latex.php?latex=P%5E2+%2B+Q%5E2+%2B+R%5E2%3F&#038;bg=ffffff&#038;fg=000000&#038;s=0' alt='P^2 + Q^2 + R^2?' title='P^2 + Q^2 + R^2?' class='latex' \/><\/p>\n<p>(A) 10<br \/>\n(B) 15<br \/>\n(C) 20<br \/>\n(D) 25<br \/>\n(E) 30<\/p>\n<div>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/forum\/m06-72415.html\">Question Discussion &amp; Explanation<\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Correct Answer<\/strong> <span style=\"background-color:#fff;color:#fff\">- C -<\/span> (click and drag your mouse to see the answer)\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"background-color: rgb(141, 179, 226); border-top: 4px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom: 4px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 5px; margin-left: 20px; font-size: 15px; font-family: Gergia,serif; font-weight: bold\">\n<div style=\"font-size: 19px; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); margin-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 10px\">GMAT Daily Deals<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"padding: 0pt 0pt 10px 20px; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); list-style-type: disc\">Veritas Prep: admissions consultants from all of the top 25 business schools. 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