{"id":23884,"date":"2014-05-21T02:00:40","date_gmt":"2014-05-21T09:00:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/?p=23884"},"modified":"2014-05-16T20:05:51","modified_gmt":"2014-05-17T03:05:51","slug":"gmat-question-of-the-day-may-21-arithmetic-and-sentence-correction-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/gmat-question-of-the-day-may-21-arithmetic-and-sentence-correction-3\/","title":{"rendered":"GMAT Question of the Day (May 21): Arithmetic and Sentence Correction"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Math (PS)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The square of <img src='https:\/\/s0.wp.com\/latex.php?latex=5%5E%7B%5Csqrt%7B2%7D%7D&#038;bg=ffffff&#038;fg=000000&#038;s=0' alt='5^{\\sqrt{2}}' title='5^{\\sqrt{2}}' class='latex' \/> = ?<\/p>\n<p>(A) <img src='https:\/\/s0.wp.com\/latex.php?latex=5%5E2&#038;bg=ffffff&#038;fg=000000&#038;s=0' alt='5^2' title='5^2' class='latex' \/><br \/>\n(B) <img src='https:\/\/s0.wp.com\/latex.php?latex=25%5E%7B%5Csqrt%7B2%7D%7D&#038;bg=ffffff&#038;fg=000000&#038;s=0' alt='25^{\\sqrt{2}}' title='25^{\\sqrt{2}}' class='latex' \/><br \/>\n(C) <img src='https:\/\/s0.wp.com\/latex.php?latex=25&#038;bg=ffffff&#038;fg=000000&#038;s=0' alt='25' title='25' class='latex' \/><br \/>\n(D) <img src='https:\/\/s0.wp.com\/latex.php?latex=25%5E%7B2%5Csqrt%7B2%7D%7D&#038;bg=ffffff&#038;fg=000000&#038;s=0' alt='25^{2\\sqrt{2}}' title='25^{2\\sqrt{2}}' class='latex' \/><br \/>\n(E) <img src='https:\/\/s0.wp.com\/latex.php?latex=5%5E%7B%5Csqrt%7B2%7D%5E2%7D&#038;bg=ffffff&#038;fg=000000&#038;s=0' alt='5^{\\sqrt{2}^2}' title='5^{\\sqrt{2}^2}' class='latex' \/> <\/p>\n<div>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/forum\/challenge-radical-exponents-m06q20-55442.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<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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