{"id":6411,"date":"2011-02-24T02:00:12","date_gmt":"2011-02-24T10:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/?p=6411"},"modified":"2011-02-24T04:47:24","modified_gmt":"2011-02-24T12:47:24","slug":"gmat-question-of-the-day-feb-24-coordinate-geometry-and-sentence-correction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/gmat-question-of-the-day-feb-24-coordinate-geometry-and-sentence-correction\/","title":{"rendered":"GMAT Question of the Day (Feb 24): Coordinate Geometry and Sentence Correction"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Math (DS)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The vertices of a triangle have coordinates <img src='https:\/\/s0.wp.com\/latex.php?latex=%28x%2C+1%29&#038;bg=ffffff&#038;fg=000000&#038;s=0' alt='(x, 1)' title='(x, 1)' class='latex' \/> , <img src='https:\/\/s0.wp.com\/latex.php?latex=%285%2C+1%29&#038;bg=ffffff&#038;fg=000000&#038;s=0' alt='(5, 1)' title='(5, 1)' class='latex' \/> , and <img src='https:\/\/s0.wp.com\/latex.php?latex=%285%2C+y%29&#038;bg=ffffff&#038;fg=000000&#038;s=0' alt='(5, y)' title='(5, y)' class='latex' \/> where $latex x < 5$ and $latex y > 1$ . What is the area of the triangle?<\/p>\n<p>   1. <img src='https:\/\/s0.wp.com\/latex.php?latex=x+%3D+y&#038;bg=ffffff&#038;fg=000000&#038;s=0' alt='x = y' title='x = y' class='latex' \/><br \/>\n   2. Angle at the vertex <img src='https:\/\/s0.wp.com\/latex.php?latex=%28x%2C+1%29&#038;bg=ffffff&#038;fg=000000&#038;s=0' alt='(x, 1)' title='(x, 1)' class='latex' \/> = angle at the vertex <img src='https:\/\/s0.wp.com\/latex.php?latex=%285%2C+y%29&#038;bg=ffffff&#038;fg=000000&#038;s=0' alt='(5, y)' title='(5, y)' class='latex' \/> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/forum\/m08-q-73273.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; View Kaplan's new Course page to learn more about their products and discounts - <a href=\"https:\/\/budurl.com\/KaplanCourses\" style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 255);\"><u>Learn more<\/u><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 0pt 0pt 0px 20px; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\">&sect; GMAT Club members receive 10% off of Veritas Prep GMAT Courses and MBA Admission Consulting - <a href=\"https:\/\/budurl.com\/VeritasCourses\" style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 255);\"><u>Learn more<\/u><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><strong>Verbal (SC)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The aristocratic values expressed in the writings of Marguerite Yourcenar place her within the French classical tradition, <span style=\"text-decoration:underline\">as does<\/span> her passionate interest in history, particularly Roman history.<\/p>\n<p>(A) as does<br \/>\n(B) so do<br \/>\n(C) as do<br \/>\n(D) so is the case with<br \/>\n(E) similarly, does<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/forum\/sc-gmat-paper-test-series-76727.html\">OA and Explanation<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Like these questions?<\/strong> Get the GMAT Club question collection: <a href=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/tests\/\">online at GMAT Club<\/a> OR <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/redirect.html?ie=UTF8&location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2Fgp%2Fentity%2FGMAT-Club%2FB0048PPF3U%3Fie%3DUTF8%26ref_%3Dntt_athr_dp_pel_1&tag=gmatclub-20&linkCode=ur2&camp=1789&creative=390957\">on your Kindle<\/a> OR <a href=\"https:\/\/click.linksynergy.com\/fs-bin\/stat?id=PJTlq5NYqfE&offerid=146261&type=3&subid=0&tmpid=1826&RD_PARM1=http%253A%252F%252Fitunes.apple.com%252Fus%252Fapp%252Fgmat-toolkit%252Fid328345537%253Fmt%253D8%2526uo%253D6%2526partnerId%253D30\">on your iPhone\/iPad<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Math (DS) The vertices of a triangle have coordinates , , and where $latex x < 5$ and $latex y > 1$ . 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