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3) Two students took science test and received diff scores b/w 10 and 100. If H equals the higher scores and L equals the lower score and the difference b/w the scores equal the average of the two scores. What is the val of H/L?

Options : 3/2, 2, 5/2, 3, 1/3

H - L = (H+L)/2 .. 2H-2L = H+L.. OR H = 3L.. OR H/L = 3/1 which is not right.. what am i missing??




3/1 = 3 is correct and is in the ans choice.
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1) C - 2. Z is the hypotenuse. X^2 + Y ^2 = z^2.
so n/(x^2 + Y^2) = ((X^2+Y^2)+Z^2)/(Z^2)
= 2z^2/z^2 = 2

2) 8

3) H-L = (H+L)/2 H=3L => H/L = 3/1 = 3

4) Simplifying we get C.
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IMO the fastest way to solve 1) is to pick numbers: take a right triangle with side relations 1:sqrt3:2 b/c x<y<z. its (1+3+4)/4=2.
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1) In a right triangle x,y and z represent lengths of the side such as x<y<z. If n = x^2+y^2+z^2 what is the value of n/x^2+y^2 ?

1) 1
2) z^2
3) 2
4) 2z
5) 2 sqs rt 2


FYI, one thing you need to be careful of when you post a problem like this is to make sure that you have the proper use of parentheses. The second equation should be stated as n/(x^2 + y^2) in order to get the proper answer. Without that this becomes a messy problem.



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