{"id":24097,"date":"2014-06-06T02:00:57","date_gmt":"2014-06-06T09:00:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/?p=24097"},"modified":"2014-05-30T10:02:52","modified_gmt":"2014-05-30T17:02:52","slug":"gmat-question-of-the-day-june-6-coordinate-geometry-and-critical-reasoning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/gmat-question-of-the-day-june-6-coordinate-geometry-and-critical-reasoning\/","title":{"rendered":"GMAT Question of the Day (June 6): Coordinate Geometry and Critical Reasoning"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Math (PS)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If curves <img src='https:\/\/s0.wp.com\/latex.php?latex=x%5E2+%2B+y%5E2+%3D+4&#038;bg=ffffff&#038;fg=000000&#038;s=0' alt='x^2 + y^2 = 4' title='x^2 + y^2 = 4' class='latex' \/> and <img src='https:\/\/s0.wp.com\/latex.php?latex=y+%3D+%7Cx%7C&#038;bg=ffffff&#038;fg=000000&#038;s=0' alt='y = |x|' title='y = |x|' class='latex' \/> enclose a sector on the top part of XY-plane, what is the area of this sector?<\/p>\n<p>(A) <img src='https:\/\/s0.wp.com\/latex.php?latex=%5Cfrac%7B%5Cpi%7D%7B4%7D&#038;bg=ffffff&#038;fg=000000&#038;s=0' alt='\\frac{\\pi}{4}' title='\\frac{\\pi}{4}' class='latex' \/><br \/>\n(B) <img src='https:\/\/s0.wp.com\/latex.php?latex=%5Cfrac%7B%5Cpi%7D%7B2%7D&#038;bg=ffffff&#038;fg=000000&#038;s=0' alt='\\frac{\\pi}{2}' title='\\frac{\\pi}{2}' class='latex' \/><br \/>\n(C) <img src='https:\/\/s0.wp.com\/latex.php?latex=%5Cpi&#038;bg=ffffff&#038;fg=000000&#038;s=0' alt='\\pi' title='\\pi' class='latex' \/><br \/>\n(D) <img src='https:\/\/s0.wp.com\/latex.php?latex=2%5Cpi&#038;bg=ffffff&#038;fg=000000&#038;s=0' alt='2\\pi' title='2\\pi' class='latex' \/><br \/>\n(E) <img src='https:\/\/s0.wp.com\/latex.php?latex=3%5Cpi&#038;bg=ffffff&#038;fg=000000&#038;s=0' alt='3\\pi' title='3\\pi' class='latex' \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/forum\/m14-q28-88810.html\">Question Discussion &amp; Explanation<\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Correct Answer<\/strong> <span style=\"background-color:#fff;color:#fff\">- C -<\/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. $654 total savings @ GMAT Club. 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In the world of high technology, America has lost the battle for international prestige.<\/p>\n<p>Each of the following statements, if true, would help to support the claim above EXCEPT:<\/p>\n<p>(A) An American camera company claims in its promotional literature to produce cameras as fine as the best Swiss imports.<br \/>\n(B) An American maker of stereo components designs its products to resemble those of a popular Japanese firm.<br \/>\n(C) An American manufacturer of video games uses a brand name chosen because it sounds like a Japanese word.<br \/>\n(D) An American maker of televisions studies German-made televisions in order to adopt German manufacturing techniques.<br \/>\n(E) An American maker of frozen foods advertises its dinners as Real European-style entrees prepared by fine French and Italian chefs.<\/p>\n<div>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/forum\/cr-american-companies-64730.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<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) If curves and enclose a sector on the top part of XY-plane, what is the area of this sector? 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