{"id":44667,"date":"2019-02-11T02:00:19","date_gmt":"2019-02-11T09:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/?p=44667"},"modified":"2019-02-08T16:02:32","modified_gmt":"2019-02-08T23:02:32","slug":"question-of-the-day-february-11","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/question-of-the-day-february-11\/","title":{"rendered":"Question of the Day (February 11)"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Quant<\/h2>\n<p>The equation <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/cgi-bin\/mimetex.cgi?x%5E2%20%2B%20ax%20-%20b%20%3D%200\" alt=\"x^2 + ax - b = 0\" class=\"latex\"> has equal roots, and one of the roots of the equation <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/cgi-bin\/mimetex.cgi?x%5E2%20%2B%20ax%20%2B%2015%20%3D%200\" alt=\"x^2 + ax + 15 = 0\" class=\"latex\"> is 3. What is the value of b?<\/p>\n<p>A. <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/cgi-bin\/mimetex.cgi?-%5Cfrac%7B1%7D%7B64%7D\" alt=\"-\\frac{1}{64}\" class=\"latex\"><br \/>\nB. <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/cgi-bin\/mimetex.cgi?-%5Cfrac%7B1%7D%7B16%7D\" alt=\"-\\frac{1}{16}\" class=\"latex\"><br \/>\nC. <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/cgi-bin\/mimetex.cgi?-15\" alt=\"-15\" class=\"latex\"><br \/>\nD. <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/cgi-bin\/mimetex.cgi?-16\" alt=\"-16\" class=\"latex\"><br \/>\nE. <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/cgi-bin\/mimetex.cgi?-64\" alt=\"-64\" class=\"latex\"><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/forum\/d01-183502.html\">Question Discussion &amp; Explanation<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Correct Answer<\/strong>\u00a0-\u00a0<span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">D<\/span>\u00a0-\u00a0(click and drag your mouse to see the answer)<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Verbal<\/h2>\n<div class=\"item timer\">\n<div class=\"timerHide\">\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Marconi\u2019s conception of the radio was as a substitute for the telephone, a tool for private conversation; instead, it is<\/span>\u00a0precisely the opposite, a tool for communicating with a large, public audience.<\/p>\n<p>(A) Marconi\u2019s conception of the radio was as a substitute for the telephone, a tool for private conversation; instead, it is<br \/>\n(B) Marconi conceived of the radio as a substitute for the telephone, a tool for private conversation, but which is<br \/>\n(C) Marconi conceived of the radio as a tool for private conversation that could substitute for the telephone; instead, it has become<br \/>\n(D) Marconi conceived of the radio to be a tool for private conversation, a substitute for the telephone, which has become<br \/>\n(E) Marconi conceived of the radio to be a substitute for the telephone, a tool for private conversation, other than what it is,<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/forum\/marconi-s-conception-of-the-radio-was-as-a-substitute-for-the-telephon-86554.html\">Question Discussion &amp; Explanation<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Correct Answer<\/strong>\u00a0-\u00a0<span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">C<\/span>\u00a0-\u00a0(click and drag your mouse to see the answer)<\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/forum\/a-common-misconception-is-that-color-refers-only-to-a-277707.html\"><strong>Bonus RC Question of the Day<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\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>Quant The equation has equal roots, and one of the roots of the equation is 3. What is the value of b? A. B. C. D. E. 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