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Are geometry figures on GMAT drawn to exact scale? 21 Aug 2010, 08:31
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i was told they were on regular problems but are not on data sufficiency. is this correct?



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Are geometry figures on GMAT drawn to exact scale? 21 Aug 2010, 13:55
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If it is mentioned in the question only then else they are not....!!!! :-)
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Are geometry figures on GMAT drawn to exact scale? 21 Aug 2010, 19:37
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Princeton Review says all problem solving geometry questions are to scale, but data sufficiency are not.
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Are geometry figures on GMAT drawn to exact scale? 22 Aug 2010, 07:15
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I guess assume nothing. Unless there is a rightangle shown although the 2 lines appear to interset at 90, we don't assume they do...
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yea that's what i thought so question is if i don't know how to do a certain problem but i do know that the figure is drawn to scale is it safe to eliminate answer choices based on the visual of the figure alone?
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HAHA I love that you put down the answer as A, that made me laugh and deserves a kudos.



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