{"id":20583,"date":"2013-09-11T02:00:08","date_gmt":"2013-09-11T09:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/?p=20583"},"modified":"2013-09-06T15:42:37","modified_gmt":"2013-09-06T22:42:37","slug":"gmat-question-of-the-day-sept-11-coordinate-geometry-and-critical-reasoning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/gmat-question-of-the-day-sept-11-coordinate-geometry-and-critical-reasoning\/","title":{"rendered":"GMAT Question of the Day (Sept 11): Coordinate Geometry and Critical Reasoning"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Math (DS)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Is point <img src='https:\/\/s0.wp.com\/latex.php?latex=A&#038;bg=ffffff&#038;fg=000000&#038;s=0' alt='A' title='A' class='latex' \/> closer to point <img src='https:\/\/s0.wp.com\/latex.php?latex=%281%2C+2%29&#038;bg=ffffff&#038;fg=000000&#038;s=0' alt='(1, 2)' title='(1, 2)' class='latex' \/> than to point <img src='https:\/\/s0.wp.com\/latex.php?latex=%282%2C+1%29&#038;bg=ffffff&#038;fg=000000&#038;s=0' alt='(2, 1)' title='(2, 1)' class='latex' \/> ?<\/p>\n<p>1. Point <img src='https:\/\/s0.wp.com\/latex.php?latex=A&#038;bg=ffffff&#038;fg=000000&#038;s=0' alt='A' title='A' class='latex' \/> lies on the line <img src='https:\/\/s0.wp.com\/latex.php?latex=y+%3D+x&#038;bg=ffffff&#038;fg=000000&#038;s=0' alt='y = x' title='y = x' class='latex' \/><br \/>\n2. Point <img src='https:\/\/s0.wp.com\/latex.php?latex=A&#038;bg=ffffff&#038;fg=000000&#038;s=0' alt='A' title='A' class='latex' \/> lies on the line <img src='https:\/\/s0.wp.com\/latex.php?latex=y+%3D+-x&#038;bg=ffffff&#038;fg=000000&#038;s=0' alt='y = -x' title='y = -x' class='latex' \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/forum\/m10-q27-ds-69234.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\">Over 4 M students achieved educational & career goals thanks to Kaplan\u2019s unparalleled test prep courses. 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None of the new buses in use has ever been crashed or even had a serious malfunction.<br \/>\nCity councilman: The problem with the new buses is not that they malfunction, but that they are so flamboyantly painted that other drivers on the road are distracted and this may cause accidents.<\/p>\n<p>The councilman responds to the bus company president by doing which of the following? <\/p>\n<p>(A) Characterizing the bus company president\u2019s assertion as stemming from subjective interest rather than from objective evaluation of the facts<br \/>\n(B) Drawing attention to the fact that the bus company president\u2019s interpretation of the word \u201cdangerous\u201d is too narrow<br \/>\n(C) Invoking evidence that the bus company president has explicitly dismissed as irrelevant the point at issue<br \/>\n(D) Citing statistical evidence that refutes the bus company president\u2019s claim<br \/>\n(E) Casting doubt on the extent of the bus company president\u2019s knowledge of the number of recent traffic accidents<\/p>\n<div>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/forum\/cr-bus-accidents-67970.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<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) Is point closer to point than to point ? 1. 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