{"id":23881,"date":"2014-05-20T02:00:23","date_gmt":"2014-05-20T09:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/?p=23881"},"modified":"2014-05-16T20:03:30","modified_gmt":"2014-05-17T03:03:30","slug":"gmat-question-of-the-day-may-20-coordinate-geometry-and-sentence-correction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/gmat-question-of-the-day-may-20-coordinate-geometry-and-sentence-correction\/","title":{"rendered":"GMAT Question of the Day (May 20): Coordinate Geometry and Sentence Correction"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Math (PS)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>What is the area of a triangle with the following vertices <img src='https:\/\/s0.wp.com\/latex.php?latex=L%281%2C+3%29&#038;bg=ffffff&#038;fg=000000&#038;s=0' alt='L(1, 3)' title='L(1, 3)' class='latex' \/> , <img src='https:\/\/s0.wp.com\/latex.php?latex=M%285%2C+1%29&#038;bg=ffffff&#038;fg=000000&#038;s=0' alt='M(5, 1)' title='M(5, 1)' class='latex' \/> , and <img src='https:\/\/s0.wp.com\/latex.php?latex=N%283%2C+5%29&#038;bg=ffffff&#038;fg=000000&#038;s=0' alt='N(3, 5)' title='N(3, 5)' class='latex' \/> ?<\/p>\n<p>(A) 3<br \/>\n(B) 4<br \/>\n(C) 5<br \/>\n(D) 6<br \/>\n(E) 7<\/p>\n<div>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/forum\/m06-q9-72820.html\">Question Discussion &amp; Explanation<\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Correct Answer<\/strong> <span style=\"background-color:#fff;color:#fff\">- D -<\/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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