{"id":20757,"date":"2013-09-24T02:00:54","date_gmt":"2013-09-24T09:00:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/?p=20757"},"modified":"2013-09-18T20:54:35","modified_gmt":"2013-09-19T03:54:35","slug":"gmat-question-of-the-day-sept-24-algebra-and-critical-reasoning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/gmat-question-of-the-day-sept-24-algebra-and-critical-reasoning\/","title":{"rendered":"GMAT Question of the Day (Sept 24): Algebra and Critical Reasoning"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Math (DS)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If <img src='https:\/\/s0.wp.com\/latex.php?latex=Z&#038;bg=ffffff&#038;fg=000000&#038;s=0' alt='Z' title='Z' class='latex' \/> is an integer, what is the value of <img src='https:\/\/s0.wp.com\/latex.php?latex=Z&#038;bg=ffffff&#038;fg=000000&#038;s=0' alt='Z' title='Z' class='latex' \/> ?<\/p>\n<p>1. <img src='https:\/\/s0.wp.com\/latex.php?latex=Z%5E2+%5Cle+0&#038;bg=ffffff&#038;fg=000000&#038;s=0' alt='Z^2 \\le 0' title='Z^2 \\le 0' class='latex' \/><br \/>\n2. <img src='https:\/\/s0.wp.com\/latex.php?latex=Z%5E3+%5Cle+0&#038;bg=ffffff&#038;fg=000000&#038;s=0' alt='Z^3 \\le 0' title='Z^3 \\le 0' class='latex' \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/forum\/m01-72946.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\">Manhattan GMAT: 99 percentile teachers and superior curriculum at a more affordable price. 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