{"id":15181,"date":"2012-11-06T02:00:19","date_gmt":"2012-11-06T09:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/?p=15181"},"modified":"2012-10-30T11:54:41","modified_gmt":"2012-10-30T18:54:41","slug":"gmat-question-of-the-day-nov-6-geometry-and-critical-reasoning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/gmat-question-of-the-day-nov-6-geometry-and-critical-reasoning\/","title":{"rendered":"GMAT Question of the Day (Nov 6): Geometry and Critical Reasoning"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Math (DS)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/m01-21.gif\" alt=\"m01-21\" title=\"m01-21\" width=\"319\" height=\"193\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4901\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/m01-21.gif 319w, https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/m01-21-300x181.gif 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 319px) 100vw, 319px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In a triangle ABD, B is the right angle. Point C is on BD. If you draw a line from A to C, then is triangle ABC an isosceles triangle?<\/p>\n<p>1. Angle ACB is twice as large as angle ADC.<br \/>\n2. Angle ACB is twice as large as angle CAB. <\/p>\n<div>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/forum\/m01-75463.html\">Question Discussion &amp; Explanation<\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Correct Answer<\/strong> <span style=\"background-color:#fff;color:#fff\">- B -<\/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\">Manhattan GMAT: 99 percentile teachers and superior curriculum at a more affordable price. <a href=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/courses\/manhattan-gmat-discount-promotion-code\/?fl=twitter\" style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 255);\"><u>Save @ GMAT Club!<\/u><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"padding: 0pt 0pt 10px 20px; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); list-style-type: disc\">MBA House: The roadmap to your dream MBA program. <a href=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/courses\/mba-house-discount\/?fl=twitter\" style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 255);\"><u>$500 savings on Prep & Consulting packages. <\/u><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"padding: 0pt 0pt 10px 20px; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); list-style-type: disc\">There's still a little time to save $100 on mba Mission Application Writing Bootcamps - <a href=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/courses\/mbamission\/?fl=twitter\" style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 255);\"><u>Learn More.<\/u><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"padding: 0pt 0pt 0px 20px; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); list-style-type: disc\">The Princeton Review teaches both material & testing strategies - not just the answers. <a href=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/courses\/princeton-review-gmat-discount-promotion-code\/?fl=twitter\" style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 255);\"><u>Save $350 @ GMAT Club.<\/u><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><strong>Verbal (CR)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Over the past seven years, private college tuition rates have increased, resulting in a large decrease in private college attendance across the country. Private college revenues, however, have progressively increased in each of the seven years during this period, and researchers predict further increases in the years to come.<\/p>\n<p>Which of the following, if true, offers the best explanation for the situation described above?<\/p>\n<p>(A) Most private colleges increase tuition rates approximately once every two years.<br \/>\n(B) Attendance at vocational schools generally exceeds attendance at private colleges in most cities.<br \/>\n(C) The increase in tuition rates at private colleges has influenced many prospective students to seek a state scholarship to attend a public university.<br \/>\n(D) The decrease in students attending private colleges over the last seven years has been more than offset by the increases in tuition.<br \/>\n(E) Private colleges gain a larger percentage of their revenue from alumni contributions than do public universities.<\/p>\n<div>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/forum\/cr-private-college-tuition-rates-13078.html\">Question Discussion &amp; Explanation<\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Correct Answer<\/strong> <span style=\"background-color:#fff;color:#fff\">- D -<\/span> (click and drag your mouse to see the answer)\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><strong>Like these questions?<\/strong> Get the GMAT Club question collection: <a href=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/tests\/\">online at GMAT Club<\/a> OR <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/redirect.html?ie=UTF8&location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2Fgp%2Fentity%2FGMAT-Club%2FB0048PPF3U%3Fie%3DUTF8%26ref_%3Dntt_athr_dp_pel_1&tag=gmatclub-20&linkCode=ur2&camp=1789&creative=390957\">on your Kindle<\/a> OR <a href=\"https:\/\/click.linksynergy.com\/fs-bin\/stat?id=PJTlq5NYqfE&offerid=146261&type=3&subid=blog&tmpid=1826&RD_PARM1=http%253A%252F%252Fitunes.apple.com%252Fus%252Fapp%252Fgmat-toolkit%252Fid328345537%253Fmt%253D8%2526uo%253D6%2526partnerId%253D30\">on your iPhone\/iPad<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/category\/blog\/gmat-tests\/\"><strong>Browse all GMAT Questions of the Day<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Subscribe to GMAT Question of the Day:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/feedburner.google.com\/fb\/a\/mailverify?uri=GMAT-Question-of-the-day&amp;loc=en_US\">E-mail<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/GMAT-Question-of-the-day\">RSS<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Math (DS) In a triangle ABD, B is the right angle. 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