{"id":6202,"date":"2011-02-03T02:00:31","date_gmt":"2011-02-03T10:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/?p=6202"},"modified":"2011-02-03T04:33:38","modified_gmt":"2011-02-03T12:33:38","slug":"gmat-question-of-the-day-feb-3-geometry-and-sentence-correction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/gmat-question-of-the-day-feb-3-geometry-and-sentence-correction\/","title":{"rendered":"GMAT Question of the Day (Feb 3): Geometry and Sentence Correction"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Math (DS)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If in triangle <img src='https:\/\/s0.wp.com\/latex.php?latex=ABC&#038;bg=ffffff&#038;fg=000000&#038;s=0' alt='ABC' title='ABC' class='latex' \/> angle <img src='https:\/\/s0.wp.com\/latex.php?latex=ABC&#038;bg=ffffff&#038;fg=000000&#038;s=0' alt='ABC' title='ABC' class='latex' \/> is the largest and point <img src='https:\/\/s0.wp.com\/latex.php?latex=D&#038;bg=ffffff&#038;fg=000000&#038;s=0' alt='D' title='D' class='latex' \/> lies on segment <img src='https:\/\/s0.wp.com\/latex.php?latex=AC&#038;bg=ffffff&#038;fg=000000&#038;s=0' alt='AC' title='AC' class='latex' \/>, is the area of triangle <img src='https:\/\/s0.wp.com\/latex.php?latex=ABD&#038;bg=ffffff&#038;fg=000000&#038;s=0' alt='ABD' title='ABD' class='latex' \/> larger than that of triangle <img src='https:\/\/s0.wp.com\/latex.php?latex=DBC&#038;bg=ffffff&#038;fg=000000&#038;s=0' alt='DBC' title='DBC' class='latex' \/>?<\/p>\n<p>   1. $latex AD < DC$\n   2. $latex AB < BC$\n\n<a href=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/forum\/m18-q4-89188.html\">OA and Explanation<\/a><\/p>\n<div style=\"background-color: rgb(227, 108, 10); border-top: 4px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom: 4px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 5px; margin-left: 20px; font-size: 15px; font-family: Gergia,serif;\">\n<div style=\"font-size: 19px; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); margin-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 10px\">GMAT Daily Deals<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 0pt 0pt 10px 20px; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\">&sect; Knewton\u2019s full course, 50% off. 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