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At how many points do the two graphs named as "First Graph" and "Second Graph" intersect?

1) The Equation of the first graph is x^2 + y^2 = 4
2) The second graph is a parabola with Y-Intercept -5

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Hey Bunuel

Are Parabolic equations part of the GMAT?
I haven't seen any official question on the same.

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Please refer to official Guide 17 page number 49... You will find mention of parabola which confirms that GMAT expects test talkers to be equipped with basics of parabola.

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Hope this helps!!!
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Re: At how many points do the two graphs named as "First Graph" and "Secon [#permalink]
GMATinsight wrote:
At how many points do the two graphs named as "First Graph" and "Second Graph" intersect?

1) The Equation of the first graph is x^2 + y^2 = 4
2) The second graph is a parabola with Y-Intercept -5

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Hey GMATinsight,

Can we have the official solution to this one ?
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GMATinsight wrote:
At how many points do the two graphs named as "First Graph" and "Second Graph" intersect?

1) The Equation of the first graph is x^2 + y^2 = 4
2) The second graph is a parabola with Y-Intercept -5

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Hey GMATinsight,

Can we have the official solution to this one ?


After combining the two statements, here are two possibilities

Possibility 1: Circle with radius 2 and Green parabola with Y-intercept as -5 and the two graphs intersecting at 4 points

Possibility 2: Circle with radius 2 and Blue parabola with Y-intercept as -5 and the two graphs intersecting at 0 points

Hence no Unique answer about number of intersections.

NOT SUFFICIENT

Answer: option E
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Re: At how many points do the two graphs named as "First Graph" and "Secon [#permalink]
Is it safe to say, that right away you should come down to either C or E.

If the first statement you do not know any information about the second graph and the same for the second statement. This leaves only C or E, and then you will have to just know that parabolic could be spread out really far or narrow, so hard to determine.

I choose E, but was more of an educated guess.
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Is it safe to say, that right away you should come down to either C or E.

If the first statement you do not know any information about the second graph and the same for the second statement. This leaves only C or E, and then you will have to just know that parabolic could be spread out really far or narrow, so hard to determine.

I choose E, but was more of an educated guess.


Well, to be frank, there was quite a bit of mental gymnastics trying to figure out how to graph

y = √(2-x)(2+x)

What's clear, however, is that y will always be positive (you can't take the square root of a negative number).

The parabola has an intercept of -5, but this could mean an upside down parabola or it could mean a 'regular' parabola. Two cases - one of which intersects, and the other does not.

E is the answer.
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