{"id":31338,"date":"2015-11-27T02:00:54","date_gmt":"2015-11-27T09:00:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/?p=31338"},"modified":"2015-11-22T21:51:27","modified_gmt":"2015-11-23T04:51:27","slug":"gmat-question-of-the-day-november-27","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/gmat-question-of-the-day-november-27\/","title":{"rendered":"GMAT Question of the Day (November 27)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Math<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/cgi-bin\/mimetex.cgi?a\" alt=\"a\" class=\"latex\">, <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/cgi-bin\/mimetex.cgi?b\" alt=\"b\" class=\"latex\">, and <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/cgi-bin\/mimetex.cgi?c\" alt=\"c\" class=\"latex\"> are positive and <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/cgi-bin\/mimetex.cgi?a%5E2%20%2B%20c%5E2%20%3D%20202\" alt=\"a^2 + c^2 = 202\" class=\"latex\">, what is the value of <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/cgi-bin\/mimetex.cgi?b%20-%20a%20-%20c\" alt=\"b - a - c\" class=\"latex\">?<br \/>\n(1) <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/cgi-bin\/mimetex.cgi?b%5E2%20%2B%20c%5E2%20%3D%20225\" alt=\"b^2 + c^2 = 225\" class=\"latex\"><\/p>\n<p>(2) <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/cgi-bin\/mimetex.cgi?a%5E2%20%2B%20b%5E2%20%3D%20265\" alt=\"a^2 + b^2 = 265\" class=\"latex\"><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/forum\/m06-183731.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)<\/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;\">GMAT below 720? 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