{"id":17381,"date":"2013-03-18T02:00:07","date_gmt":"2013-03-18T09:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/?p=17381"},"modified":"2013-03-15T17:21:21","modified_gmt":"2013-03-16T00:21:21","slug":"gmat-question-of-the-day-mar-15-geometry-and-critical-reasoning-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/gmat-question-of-the-day-mar-15-geometry-and-critical-reasoning-2\/","title":{"rendered":"GMAT Question of the Day (Mar 18): Geometry and Critical Reasoning"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Math (DS)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A rectangle is inscribed in a circle of radius 5. Is the area of the rectangle bigger than 48 ?<\/p>\n<p>1. The ratio of the lengths of sides of the rectangle is 3:4<br \/>\n2. The difference between the lengths of sides of the rectangle is smaller than 3<\/p>\n<div>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/forum\/m22-73309.html\">Question Discussion &amp; Explanation<\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Correct Answer<\/strong> <span style=\"background-color:#fff;color:#fff\">- A -<\/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\">Can Myers-Briggs\u00ae help you get into Business School? 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