Forum Home > GMAT > Quantitative > Problem Solving (PS)
Events & Promotions
|
|
GMAT Club Daily Prep
Thank you for using the timer - this advanced tool can estimate your performance and suggest more practice questions. We have subscribed you to Daily Prep Questions via email.
Customized
for You
Track
Your Progress
Practice
Pays
Not interested in getting valuable practice questions and articles delivered to your email? No problem, unsubscribe here.
Dec 1310:00 AM EST
-12:00 PM EST
Have you ever wondered how to score a PERFECT 805 on the GMAT? Meet Julia, a banking professional who used the Target Test Prep course to achieve this incredible feat. Julia's story is nothing short of an inspiration.
Dec 1410:00 AM EST
-12:00 PM EST
Think a 100% GMAT Verbal score is out of your reach? Target Test Prep will make you think again! Our course uses techniques such as topical study and spaced repetition to maximize knowledge retention and make studying simple and fun.
Dec 1411:00 AM IST
-01:00 PM IST
Attend this session to learn how to Deconstruct arguments, Pre-Think Author’s Assumptions, and apply Negation Test.- Dec 15
11:00 AM IST
-01:00 PM IST
Attend this free GMAT Algebra Webinar and learn how to master the most challenging Inequalities and Absolute Value problems with ease. 
Dec 1608:00 AM PST
-11:59 PM PST
GMAT Club 12 Days of Christmas is a 4th Annual GMAT Club Winter Competition based on solving questions. This is the Winter GMAT competition on GMAT Club with an amazing opportunity to win over $40,000 worth of prizes!
30 Mar 2015, 05:19
Kudos
Bookmarks
A
Be sure to select an answer first to save it in the Error Log before revealing the correct answer (OA)!
Difficulty:
45%
(medium)
Question Stats:
55% (01:13) correct
45%
(01:29)
wrong
based on 457
sessions
History
Date
Time
Result
Not Attempted Yet
A squirrel climbs a straight wire from point A to point C. If B is the midpoint of AC, how far above the ground is point B?
(1) Point C is 40 feet above the ground.
(2) x = 60
Attachment:
squirrelonwire_figure.PNG [ 4.32 KiB | Viewed 11559 times ]
30 Mar 2015, 05:29
Kudos
Bookmarks
A squirrel climbs a straight wire from point A to point C. If B is the midpoint of AC, how far above the ground is point B?
(1) Point C is 40 feet above the ground.
(2) x = 60
1) Insufficient, no information about the line
2) Insufficient, no information about the highest point
1+2) Information about the line (it's linear, so it's rising equally?) and the highest point is 40. Since you know B is the midpoint, 40/2 = 20. B is 20 feet above the ground.
C.
(1) Point C is 40 feet above the ground.
(2) x = 60
1) Insufficient, no information about the line
2) Insufficient, no information about the highest point
1+2) Information about the line (it's linear, so it's rising equally?) and the highest point is 40. Since you know B is the midpoint, 40/2 = 20. B is 20 feet above the ground.
C.
30 Mar 2015, 05:52
Kudos
Bookmarks
Option A. Statement 1 alone is sufficient.
1. point C is 40 feet above ground.
Let \(C_1\) by point on ground directly below \(C\)and \(B_1\) be point directly below \(B\).
\(\triangle ABB_1\) is similar to \(\triangle ACC_1\)
\(Therefore \frac{AB}{AC} = \frac{BB_1}{CC_1}\)
Therefore \(BB_1\) = 20
2. x = 60, alone is not sufficient.
1. point C is 40 feet above ground.
Let \(C_1\) by point on ground directly below \(C\)and \(B_1\) be point directly below \(B\).
\(\triangle ABB_1\) is similar to \(\triangle ACC_1\)
\(Therefore \frac{AB}{AC} = \frac{BB_1}{CC_1}\)
Therefore \(BB_1\) = 20
2. x = 60, alone is not sufficient.
