{"id":8655,"date":"2011-09-12T02:00:50","date_gmt":"2011-09-12T09:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/?p=8655"},"modified":"2011-09-12T04:57:56","modified_gmt":"2011-09-12T11:57:56","slug":"gmat-question-of-the-day-sep-12-coordinate-geometry-and-critical-reasoning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/gmat-question-of-the-day-sep-12-coordinate-geometry-and-critical-reasoning\/","title":{"rendered":"GMAT Question of the Day (Sep 12): Coordinate Geometry and Critical Reasoning"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Math (DS)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Is point <img src='https:\/\/s0.wp.com\/latex.php?latex=A&#038;bg=ffffff&#038;fg=000000&#038;s=0' alt='A' title='A' class='latex' \/> closer to point <img src='https:\/\/s0.wp.com\/latex.php?latex=%281%2C+2%29&#038;bg=ffffff&#038;fg=000000&#038;s=0' alt='(1, 2)' title='(1, 2)' class='latex' \/> than to point <img src='https:\/\/s0.wp.com\/latex.php?latex=%282%2C+1%29&#038;bg=ffffff&#038;fg=000000&#038;s=0' alt='(2, 1)' title='(2, 1)' class='latex' \/> ?<\/p>\n<p>1. Point <img src='https:\/\/s0.wp.com\/latex.php?latex=A&#038;bg=ffffff&#038;fg=000000&#038;s=0' alt='A' title='A' class='latex' \/> lies on the line <img src='https:\/\/s0.wp.com\/latex.php?latex=y+%3D+x&#038;bg=ffffff&#038;fg=000000&#038;s=0' alt='y = x' title='y = x' class='latex' \/><br \/>\n2. Point <img src='https:\/\/s0.wp.com\/latex.php?latex=A&#038;bg=ffffff&#038;fg=000000&#038;s=0' alt='A' title='A' class='latex' \/> lies on the line <img src='https:\/\/s0.wp.com\/latex.php?latex=y+%3D+-x&#038;bg=ffffff&#038;fg=000000&#038;s=0' alt='y = -x' title='y = -x' class='latex' \/><\/p>\n<div style=\"background-color: rgb(141, 179, 226); 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; font-weight: bold\">\n<div style=\"font-size: 19px; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); margin-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 10px\">GMAT Daily Deals<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"padding: 0pt 0pt 10px 20px; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); list-style-type: disc\">Really useful series about how the GMAT is scored, a good idea to run in installments. <a href=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/static\/forward.php?r=https:\/\/www.knewton.com\/blog\/gmat\/2010\/01\/21\/gmat-algorithm-faq\/\" style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 255);\"><u>Read more!<\/u><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"padding: 0pt 0pt 0px 20px; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); list-style-type: disc\">FREE B-School Cheat Sheets from Precision Essay for top MBA programs such as Harvard, Standford, and Wharton. <a href=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/static\/forward.php?r=https:\/\/www.precisionessay.com\/resources\/bschool-cheat-sheet\/\" style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 255);\"><u>Learn more!<\/u><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><strong>Verbal (CR)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Bus company president: A city councilman has stated his objection to the claim that the city buses are dangerous. This is clearly untrue. None of the new buses in use has ever been crashed or even had a serious malfunction.<br \/>\nCity councilman: The problem with the new buses is not that they malfunction, but that they are so flamboyantly painted that other drivers on the road are distracted and this may cause accidents.<\/p>\n<p>The councilman responds to the bus company president by doing which of the following? <\/p>\n<p>(A) Characterizing the bus company president\u2019s assertion as stemming from subjective interest rather than from objective evaluation of the facts<br \/>\n(B) Drawing attention to the fact that the bus company president\u2019s interpretation of the word \u201cdangerous\u201d is too narrow<br \/>\n(C) Invoking evidence that the bus company president has explicitly dismissed as irrelevant the point at issue<br \/>\n(D) Citing statistical evidence that refutes the bus company president\u2019s claim<br \/>\n(E) Casting doubt on the extent of the bus company president\u2019s knowledge of the number of recent traffic accidents<\/p>\n<div style=\"color:#cecece\">\nAnswers to the questions: <strong>A<\/strong>, <strong>B<\/strong><br \/>\nFor explanations please see these threads: <a href=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/forum\/m10-q27-ds-69234.html\">math<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/forum\/cr-bus-accidents-67970.html\">verbal<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/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=blog&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) Is point closer to point than to point ? 1. 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