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Author Archive - JeffGRE Question of the Day (June 4)Math In the figure above, each of the four squares has sides of length x. If ∆PQR is formed by joining the centers of three of the squares, what is the perimeter of ∆PQR in terms of x ? (A) \({2x [square_root]2[/square_root]}\) (B) \({\frac{x\sqrt2}{2}}\) \({+ x}\) (C) \({2x... GRE Question of the Day (June 3)Verbal The deep sea typically has a sparse fauna dominated by tiny worms and crustaceans, with an even sparser distribution of larger animals. However, near hydrothermal vents, areas of the ocean where warm water emerges from subterranean sources, live remarkable densities of huge clams, blind crabs,... GRE Question of the Day (May 31)Math \({3\sqrt{\frac{x^{\frac{3}{4}}}{x^{\frac{-13}{4}}}}=(x^{\frac{1}{4}}.x^{\frac{5}{4}})^2}\) Correct Answer - 3 - (click and drag your mouse to see the answer) Question Discussion & Explanation GRE Question of the Day (May 30)Verbal What is currently (i) ______ civil engineers is not so much a predicted increase in annual precipitation as the likelihood that many storms will come in (ii) ______, thereby making flooding in lower lying riparian regions (iii) ______. (A) worrying (D) more predictable patterns (G) far more likely (B)... GRE Question of the Day (May 29)Math For all real numbers, let \({a^* = 1 - a}\) Quantity A Quantity B (\({((-1)^*)^*}\)) ... GRE Question of the Day (May 28)Verbal The women's rights movement has been mostly_____________in the Middle East, but it is likely that activists will be newly galvanized by the political upheavals currently sweeping the region.A. doggedB. quiescentC. interminableD. lissomeE. abeyantF. feckless Correct Answer - B and E - (click and drag your mouse to... GRE Question of the Day (May 27)Math Which of the following is equal to \({\frac{{1}}{{4}}}\) of \({0.01}\) percent? (A) 0.000025 (B) 0.00025 (C) 0.0025 (D) 0.025 (E) 0.25 Correct Answer - A - (click and drag your mouse to see the answer) Question Discussion & Explanation GRE Question of the Day (May 24)Math The percent decrease in average daily circulation from 1960 to 1970 was approximately (A) 10% (B) 12% (C) 20% (D) 26% (E) 32% Correct Answer - E - (click and drag your mouse to see the answer) Question Discussion & Explanation GRE Question of the Day (May 23)Verbal While the group's street protests had had an aggressive, uncompromising tenor, once admitted to the halls of power to begin formal lobbying, its leaders wisely chose to________the stridency of their rhetoric.A. metamorphoseB. gildC. waneD. palliateE. succorF. damp Correct Answer - D and F - (click and drag... GRE Question of the Day (May 22)Math If the smallest angle of a triangle measures 45 degrees, which of the following could be the ratio of the three angles of the triangle?Indicate the all the options possibleA. 2:3:3B. 3:4:5C. 3:5:7D. 9:10:17E. 9:11:13F. 15:17:18 Correct Answer - A, B, and D - (click... |