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GMATH practice exercise (Quant Class 12)
The alternative choices are tricky... the official answer is NOT wrong, and you can find it in 3 SECONDS, using LOGIC only!
27 Mar 2019, 13:30
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fskilnik
Hi, Ian! Thanks for joining, for your kind words and for all your important comments related to the "theme"!
Let me add the following observation:
In each question, the GMAT asks the test taker to find the BEST answer (among the 5 alternative choices offered), therefore if you were given the following alternative choices:
(A) x < 3
(B) x < 2
(C) ---
(D) ---
(E) ---
You would be supposed to consider (B) the "proper" right answer (it is more "restrictive"), although (as explained by Ian) alternative choice (A) is also true. (If x < 2 then x<3, of course!)
The fact is that I did NOT offer two right answers (to have to deal with the "best" one to be chosen, something I personally dislike), therefore the official answer is (A) without any mess!
Okay... I hope this comment is a good complement to Ian´s discussion!
Now let´s go to "the official solution":
\(?\,\,\,:\,\,\,\,x\,\,{\rm{must}}\,\,{\rm{be}}\,\,\, \ldots\)
\(x + \sqrt {{x^2} - 4x + 4} \,\,\, = \,\,\,2\,\,\,\,\, \Leftrightarrow \,\,\,\,\,\sqrt {{{\left( {x - 2} \right)}^2}} = 2 - x\)
\(\,\,\,\, \Leftrightarrow \,\,\,\,\,\left| {x - 2} \right| = - \left( {x - 2} \right)\,\,\,\,\, \Leftrightarrow \,\,\,\,\,x - 2 \le 0\,\,\,\,\, \Leftrightarrow \,\,\,\,\,x \le 2\)
\(x \le 2\,\,\,\, \Rightarrow \,\,\,\left( A \right)\,\,{\rm{is}}\,\,{\rm{true}}\,\,\,\,\left[ {{\rm{and}}\,\,\left( B \right),\left( C \right),\left( D \right),\left( E \right)\,\,{\rm{are}}\,\,{\rm{false}}} \right]\)
We follow the notations and rationale taught in the GMATH method.
Regards,
Fabio.
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27 Mar 2019, 12:56
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Excellent! I have edited my "hint" to mention the possibility of finding the right answer in less than a few seconds. Congrats!
Now I suggest you answer the question in the "traditional way"...
P.S.: if we take into account that GMAT asks the candidate to find the BEST answer, someone could argue that it is very "risky" to adopt the 3-seconds approach... think about that!
