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(0.06) (0.036)
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17 Dec 2018, 05:48
17 Dec 2018, 05:48
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Quantity A |
Quantity B |
0.06 |
\(\sqrt{0.036}\) |
A)The quantity in Column A is greater.
B)The quantity in Column B is greater.
C)The two quantities are equal.
D)The relationship cannot be determined from the information given
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Re: (0.06) (0.036)
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17 Dec 2018, 08:03
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amorphous wrote:
Quantity A |
Quantity B |
0.06 |
\(\sqrt{0.036}\) |
The GRE's onscreen calculator can help us quickly evaluate Quantity B.
That said, here's another approach:
Notice that \((0.06)^2 = (6/100)^2 = 36/10,000 = 0.0036\)
This means \(\sqrt{0.0036} = 0.06\)
So, we can take Quantity A and replace \(0.06\) with \(\sqrt{0.0036}\) to get:
Quantity A: \(\sqrt{0.0036}\)
Quantity B: \(\sqrt{0.036}\)
Since \(0.036 > 0.0036\), we know that \(\sqrt{0.036} > \sqrt{0.0036}\)
Answer: B
Cheers,
Brent
