{"id":23523,"date":"2014-04-15T02:00:50","date_gmt":"2014-04-15T09:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/?p=23523"},"modified":"2014-04-10T06:55:45","modified_gmt":"2014-04-10T13:55:45","slug":"gmat-question-of-the-day-apr-15-coordinate-geometry-and-critical-reasoning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/gmat-question-of-the-day-apr-15-coordinate-geometry-and-critical-reasoning\/","title":{"rendered":"GMAT Question of the Day (Apr 15): Coordinate Geometry and Critical Reasoning"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Math (PS)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>What is the least possible distance between a point on the circle <img src='https:\/\/s0.wp.com\/latex.php?latex=x%5E2+%2B+y%5E2+%3D+1&#038;bg=ffffff&#038;fg=000000&#038;s=0' alt='x^2 + y^2 = 1' title='x^2 + y^2 = 1' class='latex' \/> and a point on the line <img src='https:\/\/s0.wp.com\/latex.php?latex=y+%3D+%5Cfrac%7B3%7D%7B4%7Dx+-+3&#038;bg=ffffff&#038;fg=000000&#038;s=0' alt='y = \\frac{3}{4}x - 3' title='y = \\frac{3}{4}x - 3' class='latex' \/> ?<\/p>\n<p>(A) <img src='https:\/\/s0.wp.com\/latex.php?latex=1.4&#038;bg=ffffff&#038;fg=000000&#038;s=0' alt='1.4' title='1.4' class='latex' \/><br \/>\n(B) <img src='https:\/\/s0.wp.com\/latex.php?latex=%5Csqrt%7B2%7D&#038;bg=ffffff&#038;fg=000000&#038;s=0' alt='\\sqrt{2}' title='\\sqrt{2}' class='latex' \/><br \/>\n(C) <img src='https:\/\/s0.wp.com\/latex.php?latex=1.7&#038;bg=ffffff&#038;fg=000000&#038;s=0' alt='1.7' title='1.7' class='latex' \/><br \/>\n(D) <img src='https:\/\/s0.wp.com\/latex.php?latex=%5Csqrt%7B3%7D&#038;bg=ffffff&#038;fg=000000&#038;s=0' alt='\\sqrt{3}' title='\\sqrt{3}' class='latex' \/><br \/>\n(E) <img src='https:\/\/s0.wp.com\/latex.php?latex=2.0&#038;bg=ffffff&#038;fg=000000&#038;s=0' alt='2.0' title='2.0' class='latex' \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/forum\/least-distance-73126.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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