{"id":28595,"date":"2015-05-26T02:00:12","date_gmt":"2015-05-26T09:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/?p=28595"},"modified":"2015-05-19T20:04:34","modified_gmt":"2015-05-20T03:04:34","slug":"gmat-question-of-the-day-may-26","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/gmat-question-of-the-day-may-26\/","title":{"rendered":"GMAT Question of the Day (May 26)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Math<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>How many distinct roots does the equation<strong> x<em><span style=\"position: relative; bottom: 1ex; font-size: 80%;\">4<\/span><\/em>\u22122x<em><span style=\"position: relative; bottom: 1ex; font-size: 80%;\">2<\/span><\/em>+1=0<\/strong> have?<\/p>\n<p>A. 0<br \/>\nB. 1<br \/>\nC. 2<br \/>\nD. 3<br \/>\nE. 4<\/p>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/forum\/m03-183603.html\">Question Discussion &amp; Explanation<\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Correct Answer<\/strong> <span style=\"background-color: #fff; color: #fff;\">- C\u00a0-<\/span> (click and drag your mouse to see the answer)<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"background-color: #8db3e2; border-top: 4px solid #000000; border-bottom: 4px solid #000000; padding: 5px; margin-left: 20px; font-size: 15px; font-family: Gergia,serif; font-weight: bold;\">\n<div style=\"font-size: 19px; color: #ffffff; margin-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 10px;\">GMAT Daily Deals<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"padding: 0pt 0pt 10px 20px; color: #ffffff; list-style-type: disc;\">Manhattan GMAT: 99 percentile teachers and superior curriculum at a more affordable price. 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