{"id":9736,"date":"2012-01-04T02:00:05","date_gmt":"2012-01-04T09:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/?p=9736"},"modified":"2012-01-04T05:51:56","modified_gmt":"2012-01-04T12:51:56","slug":"gmat-question-of-the-day-jan-4-coordinate-geometry-and-sentence-correction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/gmat-question-of-the-day-jan-4-coordinate-geometry-and-sentence-correction\/","title":{"rendered":"GMAT Question of the Day (Jan 4): Coordinate Geometry and Sentence Correction"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Math (DS)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Does line <img src='https:\/\/s0.wp.com\/latex.php?latex=Ax+%2B+By+%2B+C+%3D+0&#038;bg=ffffff&#038;fg=000000&#038;s=0' alt='Ax + By + C = 0' title='Ax + By + C = 0' class='latex' \/> (<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' \/> is not 0) intersect the x-axis on the negative side?<\/p>\n<p>1. $latex BA < 0$\n2. $latex AC > 0$<\/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\">Sign up for Kaplan's Business School Blueprint. 5 nights, 5 opportunities to get ahead. <a href=\"https:\/\/click.linksynergy.com\/fs-bin\/click?id=PJTlq5NYqfE&offerid=216481.10001092&subid=0&type=4&u1=questionofday\" style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 255);\"><u>Learn more!<\/u><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"padding: 0pt 0pt 0px 20px; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); list-style-type: disc\">Trying to figure out what approach to take when answering essay questions?  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