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Re: Is this a rt triangle [#permalink]
Bunuel wrote:
AbhayPrasanna wrote:
This is unusual for the GMAT that the two statements contradict eachother. However, this is still fair-game as the GMAC doesn't officially dismiss this possibility.

Pick D.


For (1) we've got that the triangle is right and for (2) we've got that triangle is not right, so statements contradict each other.

This will never occur on GMAT as: on the GMAT, two data sufficiency statements always provide TRUE information and these statements never contradict each other.


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I need some clarification on this point. Clearly by (1) we know that it is a rt triangle. From (2) we know it is not. So why is it a problem to say - D. Each can independently answer the question? Why can't they contradict each other?
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mainhoon wrote:
Bunuel wrote:
AbhayPrasanna wrote:
This is unusual for the GMAT that the two statements contradict eachother. However, this is still fair-game as the GMAC doesn't officially dismiss this possibility.

Pick D.


For (1) we've got that the triangle is right and for (2) we've got that triangle is not right, so statements contradict each other.

This will never occur on GMAT as: on the GMAT, two data sufficiency statements always provide TRUE information and these statements never contradict each other.


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I need some clarification on this point. Clearly by (1) we know that it is a rt triangle. From (2) we know it is not. So why is it a problem to say - D. Each can independently answer the question? Why can't they contradict each other?


Because:
On the GMAT, two data sufficiency statements always provide TRUE information and these statements never contradict each other.

This is the rule of GMAT.

In original question statements contradict each other and this violates the above rule. That's why this is not a good question.
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Re: Is this a rt triangle [#permalink]
I was confused at first, because I didn't remember the ratios of the angles to be the same as the ratio of sides, so I thought I was missing something.

On the plus side, if you saw this on the GMAT, I would guess it's more likely than not an experimental question that slipped though, and I would do minimal work on it.

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