{"id":30831,"date":"2015-10-14T02:00:58","date_gmt":"2015-10-14T09:00:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/?p=30831"},"modified":"2015-10-11T13:34:23","modified_gmt":"2015-10-11T20:34:23","slug":"gmat-question-of-the-day-october-14","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/gmat-question-of-the-day-october-14\/","title":{"rendered":"GMAT Question of the Day (October 14)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Math<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/cgi-bin\/mimetex.cgi?x%20%3D%20%5Cfrac%7B3%7D%7B4%7D\" alt=\"x = \\frac{3}{4}\" class=\"latex\"> and<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/cgi-bin\/mimetex.cgi?y%20%3D%20%5Cfrac%7B2%7D%7B5%7D\" alt=\"y = \\frac{2}{5}\" class=\"latex\">, what is the value of <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/cgi-bin\/mimetex.cgi?%5Csqrt%7B%28x%5E2%20%2B%206x%20%2B%209%29%7D%20-%20%5Csqrt%7B%28y%5E2%20-%202y%20%2B1%29%7D\" alt=\"\\sqrt{(x^2 + 6x + 9)} - \\sqrt{(y^2 - 2y +1)}\" class=\"latex\">?<\/p>\n<p>A. <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/cgi-bin\/mimetex.cgi?%5Cfrac%7B87%7D%7B20%7D\" alt=\"\\frac{87}{20}\" class=\"latex\"><br \/>\nB. <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/cgi-bin\/mimetex.cgi?%5Cfrac%7B63%7D%7B20%7D\" alt=\"\\frac{63}{20}\" class=\"latex\"><br \/>\nC. <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/cgi-bin\/mimetex.cgi?%5Cfrac%7B47%7D%7B20%7D\" alt=\"\\frac{47}{20}\" class=\"latex\"><br \/>\nD. <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/cgi-bin\/mimetex.cgi?%5Cfrac%7B15%7D%7B4%7D\" alt=\"\\frac{15}{4}\" class=\"latex\"><br \/>\nE. <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/cgi-bin\/mimetex.cgi?%5Cfrac%7B14%7D%7B5%7D\" alt=\"\\frac{14}{5}\" class=\"latex\"><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/forum\/m06-183699.html\">Question Discussion &amp; Explanation<\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Correct Answer<\/strong> <span style=\"background-color: #fff; color: #fff;\">- B\u00a0-<\/span> (click and drag your mouse to see the answer)<\/div>\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;\">Veritas Prep has worked with over 50K students at over 90 locations worldwide. 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