{"id":23294,"date":"2014-04-04T02:00:47","date_gmt":"2014-04-04T09:00:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/?p=23294"},"modified":"2014-03-21T13:56:46","modified_gmt":"2014-03-21T20:56:46","slug":"gmat-question-of-the-day-apr-04-coordinate-geometry-and-critical-reasoning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/gmat-question-of-the-day-apr-04-coordinate-geometry-and-critical-reasoning\/","title":{"rendered":"GMAT Question of the Day (Apr 04): Coordinate Geometry and Critical Reasoning"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Math (PS)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Which of the following points is not on the line <img src='https:\/\/s0.wp.com\/latex.php?latex=y+%3D+5x+%2B+3&#038;bg=ffffff&#038;fg=000000&#038;s=0' alt='y = 5x + 3' title='y = 5x + 3' class='latex' \/> ?<\/p>\n<p>(A) <img src='https:\/\/s0.wp.com\/latex.php?latex=%28%5Cfrac%7B1%7D%7B2%7D%2C+%5Cfrac%7B11%7D%7B2%7D%29&#038;bg=ffffff&#038;fg=000000&#038;s=0' alt='(\\frac{1}{2}, \\frac{11}{2})' title='(\\frac{1}{2}, \\frac{11}{2})' class='latex' \/><br \/>\n(B) <img src='https:\/\/s0.wp.com\/latex.php?latex=%28%5Cfrac%7B1%7D%7B3%7D%2C+%5Cfrac%7B14%7D%7B3%7D%29&#038;bg=ffffff&#038;fg=000000&#038;s=0' alt='(\\frac{1}{3}, \\frac{14}{3})' title='(\\frac{1}{3}, \\frac{14}{3})' class='latex' \/><br \/>\n(C) <img src='https:\/\/s0.wp.com\/latex.php?latex=%28%5Csqrt%7B8%7D%2C+3+%2B+10%2A%5Csqrt%7B2%7D%29&#038;bg=ffffff&#038;fg=000000&#038;s=0' alt='(\\sqrt{8}, 3 + 10*\\sqrt{2})' title='(\\sqrt{8}, 3 + 10*\\sqrt{2})' class='latex' \/><br \/>\n(D) <img src='https:\/\/s0.wp.com\/latex.php?latex=%28%5Csqrt%7B4%7D%2C+13%29&#038;bg=ffffff&#038;fg=000000&#038;s=0' alt='(\\sqrt{4}, 13)' title='(\\sqrt{4}, 13)' class='latex' \/><br \/>\n(E) <img src='https:\/\/s0.wp.com\/latex.php?latex=%28%5Csqrt%7B2%7D%2C+%5Cfrac%7B31%7D%7B3%7D%29&#038;bg=ffffff&#038;fg=000000&#038;s=0' alt='(\\sqrt{2}, \\frac{31}{3})' title='(\\sqrt{2}, \\frac{31}{3})' class='latex' \/> <\/p>\n<div>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/forum\/m10-q18-74349.html\">Question Discussion &amp; Explanation<\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Correct Answer<\/strong> <span style=\"background-color:#fff;color:#fff\">- E -<\/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\">e-GMAT\u2019s methods help non-natives improve on GMAT Verbal. $595 total savings @ GMAT Club. 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It is therefore likely that skilled workers who remain in Eastern Europe are in high demand in their home countries.<\/p>\n<p>Which one of the following, if true, most seriously weakens the argument?<\/p>\n<p>(A) Eastern European factories prefer to hire workers from their home countries rather than to import workers from abroad.<br \/>\n(B) Major changes in Eastern European economic structures have led to the elimination of many positions previously held by the highly skilled emigrants.<br \/>\n(C) Many Eastern European emigrants need to acquire new skills after finding work in the West.<br \/>\n(D) Eastern European countries plan to train many new workers to replace the highly skilled workers who have emigrated.<br \/>\n(E) Because of the departure of skilled workers from Eastern European countries, many positions are now unfilled.<\/p>\n<div>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/forum\/recently-highly-skilled-workers-in-eastern-europe-have-left-78987.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:\/\/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 (PS) Which of the following points is not on the line ? 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