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What is the value of x?
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What is the value of x ?
(A) 2
(B) 3
(C) 4
(D) 5
(E) 6
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Re: What is the value of x?
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This is a very simple exercise of the Pythagorean Theorem. The tricky part is the FOIL.
\(a^2 + b^2 = c^2\)
\((3x+3)^2 + (x+2)^2 = (2x+7)^2\)
\((9x^2 + 18x + 9) + (x^2 + 4x + 4) = (4x^2 + 28x + 49)\)
\(10x^2 + 22x + 13 = 4x^2 + 28x + 49.\)
\(6x^2 -6x - 36 = 0\)
\(6(x^2 - x - 6) = 0\)
\(6(x-3)(x+2) = 0\)
\(x = 3\) or \(x = -2.\)
Since x can't be negative, we know that x=3.
Answer: B
OR, the ADVANCED GMATer would notice that all of the answers are integers that are easily manageable. A quicker approach would be to plug these values in and find a known Pythagorean triple.
x = 2 results in (4,9,11). Not a Pythagorean triple.
x = 3 results in (5,12,13). This is a known Pythagorean triple and we can stop here. We have found our answer:
Answer B.
\(a^2 + b^2 = c^2\)
\((3x+3)^2 + (x+2)^2 = (2x+7)^2\)
\((9x^2 + 18x + 9) + (x^2 + 4x + 4) = (4x^2 + 28x + 49)\)
\(10x^2 + 22x + 13 = 4x^2 + 28x + 49.\)
\(6x^2 -6x - 36 = 0\)
\(6(x^2 - x - 6) = 0\)
\(6(x-3)(x+2) = 0\)
\(x = 3\) or \(x = -2.\)
Since x can't be negative, we know that x=3.
Answer: B
OR, the ADVANCED GMATer would notice that all of the answers are integers that are easily manageable. A quicker approach would be to plug these values in and find a known Pythagorean triple.
x = 2 results in (4,9,11). Not a Pythagorean triple.
x = 3 results in (5,12,13). This is a known Pythagorean triple and we can stop here. We have found our answer:
Answer B.
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