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GRE Prep Club Test - A ship captain sails 500 mi
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Updated on: 02 Jan 2017, 08:06
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Need help with the answer than the answer can't be determined, the only explanation on the test is that the answer is D:
A ship captain sails 500 miles due south and then 1,200 miles due east
Quantity A is greater.
Quantity B is greater.
The two quantities are equal.
The relationship cannot be determined from information given.
A ship captain sails 500 miles due south and then 1,200 miles due east
Quantity A |
Quantity B |
1350 miles |
The minimum number of miles the captain must sail to return to his original position |
Quantity A is greater.
Quantity B is greater.
The two quantities are equal.
The relationship cannot be determined from information given.
Re: GRE Prep Club Test - A ship captain sails 500 mi
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02 Jan 2017, 16:00
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Sorry about the inconvenience. The OA and explanations have been fixed.
Regards,
Sorry about the inconvenience. The OA and explanations have been fixed.
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Re: GRE Prep Club Test - A ship captain sails 500 mi
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25 Jan 2017, 11:36
25 Jan 2017, 11:36
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This question is from the following Princeton Review book: https://books.google.ca/books?id=bkXBRM ... 22&f=false
The question appears on page 430 (question #7), and the correct answer (A) is given on page 441
This should make sense to us, since the two legs of the trip create a right triangle.
The missing side is the hypotenuse, so we can write:
500² + 1200² = (missing side)²
Solve this equation to get: missing side = 1300
In other words, 1300 is the minimum number of miles the captain must sail to return to his original position
Answer: A
The question appears on page 430 (question #7), and the correct answer (A) is given on page 441
This should make sense to us, since the two legs of the trip create a right triangle.
The missing side is the hypotenuse, so we can write:
500² + 1200² = (missing side)²
Solve this equation to get: missing side = 1300
In other words, 1300 is the minimum number of miles the captain must sail to return to his original position
Answer: A
