{"id":43149,"date":"2018-08-28T02:00:37","date_gmt":"2018-08-28T09:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/?p=43149"},"modified":"2018-08-26T10:12:55","modified_gmt":"2018-08-26T17:12:55","slug":"question-of-the-day-august-28","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/question-of-the-day-august-28\/","title":{"rendered":"Question of the Day (August 28)"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Verbal<\/h2>\n<p>Despite\u00a0<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Japan\u2019s relative isolation from world trade at the time, the prolonged peace during the Tokugawa shogunate<\/span>\u00a0produced an almost explosive expansion of commerce.<\/p>\n<p>(A) Japan\u2019s relative isolation from world trade at the time, the prolonged peace during the Tokugawa shogunate<br \/>\n(B) the relative isolation of Japan from world trade at the time and the Tokugawa shogunate\u2019s prolonged peace, it<br \/>\n(C) being relatively isolated from world trade at the time, the prolonged peace during Japan\u2019s Tokugawa shogunate<br \/>\n(D) Japan\u2019s relative isolation from world trade at the time during the Tokugawa shogunate, prolonged peace<br \/>\n(E) its relative isolation from world trade then, prolonged peace in Japan during the Tokugawa shogunate<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/forum\/qotd-despite-japan-s-relative-isolation-246012.html\">Question Discussion &amp; Explanation<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Correct Answer<\/strong>\u00a0- <span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">A<\/span>\u00a0-\u00a0(click and drag your mouse to see the answer)<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Quant<\/h2>\n<p>If <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/cgi-bin\/mimetex.cgi?x\" alt=\"x\" class=\"latex\">, <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/cgi-bin\/mimetex.cgi?y\" alt=\"y\" class=\"latex\">, and <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/cgi-bin\/mimetex.cgi?z\" alt=\"z\" class=\"latex\"> are positive integers and <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/cgi-bin\/mimetex.cgi?xyz%3D2%2C700\" alt=\"xyz=2,700\" class=\"latex\">. Is <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/cgi-bin\/mimetex.cgi?%5Csqrt%7Bx%7D\" alt=\"\\sqrt{x}\" class=\"latex\"> an integer?<\/p>\n<p>(1) <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/cgi-bin\/mimetex.cgi?y\" alt=\"y\" class=\"latex\"> is an even perfect square and <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/cgi-bin\/mimetex.cgi?z\" alt=\"z\" class=\"latex\"> is an odd perfect cube.<\/p>\n<p>(2) <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/cgi-bin\/mimetex.cgi?%5Csqrt%7Bz%7D\" alt=\"\\sqrt{z}\" class=\"latex\"> is not an integer.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/forum\/m26-184469.html\">Question Discussion &amp; Explanation<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Correct Answer<\/strong>\u00a0- <span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">C<\/span>\u00a0-\u00a0(click and drag your mouse to see the answer)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Like these questions?<\/strong>\u00a0Get the\u00a0<b><a href=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/tests-beta\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=en&amp;q=https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/tests-beta\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1494346763458000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGPuQLeF_71bLsXGDQ7KbNaq3jUAA\">GMAT Club CAT\u2019s<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Verbal Despite\u00a0Japan\u2019s relative isolation from world trade at the time, the prolonged peace during the Tokugawa shogunate\u00a0produced an almost explosive expansion of commerce. 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