Tuesday, January 30, 2007

'GRE GEOMETRY QUESTION OF THE DAY"

On a map Town G is 10 centimeters due east of Town H and 8 centimeters due south of Town J. Which of the following is closest to the straight-line distance, in centimeters, between Town H and Town J on the map?

A) 6
B) 13
C) 18
D) 20
E) 24

7 comments:

Pinu13 said...

B

Anonymous said...

well the exact answer is 4 root 41, i dont know how u change it into approximations...

Unknown said...

no exat ans is 2root 41.....
can any body explane ans if im worng

Unknown said...

no exat ans is 2root 41.....
can any body explane ans if im worng

Pinu13 said...

answer is sqrt 164 (2root 41)..and they have asked us to find the answer closest amongst the options given..and the closest is sqrt 169=13 ..hence 13

Pinu13 said...

Also sqrt 41 has to be between 6 and 7 (i.e between sqrt 36 and sqrt 49)..hence 2 root 41 has to be between 12 and 14..the only option is 13

Admin said...

CORRECT ANS IS B
SALIMA U R CORRECT THIS TIME TOOO