{"id":21573,"date":"2013-12-25T02:00:36","date_gmt":"2013-12-25T09:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/?p=21573"},"modified":"2013-11-10T15:05:33","modified_gmt":"2013-11-10T22:05:33","slug":"gmat-question-of-the-day-dec-25-coordinate-geometry-and-critical-reasoning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/gmat-question-of-the-day-dec-25-coordinate-geometry-and-critical-reasoning\/","title":{"rendered":"GMAT Question of the Day (Dec 25): Coordinate Geometry and Critical Reasoning"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Math (DS)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If vertices of a triangle have coordinates <img src='https:\/\/s0.wp.com\/latex.php?latex=%28-2%2C+2%29%2C+%283%2C+2%29%2C+%28x%2C+y%29&#038;bg=ffffff&#038;fg=000000&#038;s=0' alt='(-2, 2), (3, 2), (x, y)' title='(-2, 2), (3, 2), (x, y)' class='latex' \/> , what is the area of the triangle?<\/p>\n<p>1. <img src='https:\/\/s0.wp.com\/latex.php?latex=%7Cy+-+2%7C+%3D+1&#038;bg=ffffff&#038;fg=000000&#038;s=0' alt='|y - 2| = 1' title='|y - 2| = 1' class='latex' \/><br \/>\n2. angle at the vertex <img src='https:\/\/s0.wp.com\/latex.php?latex=%28x%2C+y%29&#038;bg=ffffff&#038;fg=000000&#038;s=0' alt='(x, y)' title='(x, y)' class='latex' \/> equals 90 degrees<\/p>\n<div>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/forum\/m14-76740.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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