{"id":9634,"date":"2011-12-22T02:00:01","date_gmt":"2011-12-22T09:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/?p=9634"},"modified":"2011-12-22T05:50:44","modified_gmt":"2011-12-22T12:50:44","slug":"gmat-question-of-the-day-dec-22-coordinate-geometry-and-critical-reasoning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/gmat-question-of-the-day-dec-22-coordinate-geometry-and-critical-reasoning\/","title":{"rendered":"GMAT Question of the Day (Dec 22): Coordinate Geometry and Critical Reasoning"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Math (DS)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Does the curve <img src='https:\/\/s0.wp.com\/latex.php?latex=%28x+-+a%29%5E2+%2B+%28y+-+b%29%5E2+%3D+16&#038;bg=ffffff&#038;fg=000000&#038;s=0' alt='(x - a)^2 + (y - b)^2 = 16' title='(x - a)^2 + (y - b)^2 = 16' class='latex' \/> intersect the <img src='https:\/\/s0.wp.com\/latex.php?latex=Y&#038;bg=ffffff&#038;fg=000000&#038;s=0' alt='Y' title='Y' class='latex' \/> axis?<\/p>\n<p>   1. <img src='https:\/\/s0.wp.com\/latex.php?latex=a%5E2+%2B+b%5E2+%3E+16&#038;bg=ffffff&#038;fg=000000&#038;s=0' alt='a^2 + b^2 &gt; 16' title='a^2 + b^2 &gt; 16' class='latex' \/><br \/>\n   2. <img src='https:\/\/s0.wp.com\/latex.php?latex=a+%3D+%7Cb%7C+%2B+5&#038;bg=ffffff&#038;fg=000000&#038;s=0' alt='a = |b| + 5' title='a = |b| + 5' 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\">Introducing Veritas Prep GMAT on Demand for the iPad! 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Therefore, if the Hollywood replaced some of its seating with high tables and stools, its profits would increase.<\/p>\n<p>The argument is vulnerable to criticism on the grounds that it gives reason to believe that it is likely that<\/p>\n<p>(A) some celebrities come to the Hollywood to be seen, and so might choose to sit at the tall tables if they were available.<br \/>\n(B) the price of meals ordered by celebrities dining at the Hollywood compensates for the longer time, if any, they spend lingering over their meals.<br \/>\n(C) a customer of the Hollywood who would choose to sit at a tall table would be an exception to the generalization about lingering<br \/>\n(D) a restaurant's customers who spend less time at their meals typically order less expensive meals than those who remain at their meals longer<br \/>\n(E) with enough tall tables to accommodate all the Hollywood's customers interested in such seating, there would be no view except of other tall tables.<\/p>\n<div style=\"color:#cecece\">\nAnswers to the questions: <strong>B<\/strong>, <strong>C<\/strong><br \/>\nFor explanations please see these threads: <a href=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/forum\/ds-curve-m09q03-74593.html\">math<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/forum\/at-present-the-hollywood-restaurant-has-only-standard-height-39464.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) Does the curve intersect the axis? 1. 2. 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