Showing posts with label area. Show all posts
Showing posts with label area. Show all posts

Saturday, April 10, 2010

GRE Math Problem 68


 If the area of the triangle BCE is 8, what is the area of the square ABCD?
(A) 4
(B) 8
(C) 16
(D) 22
(E) 82


Solution for GRE Math Problem 67:
As and , then PQRS is a parallelogram. And as PQ=QR, it is a rhomb. Its obtuse angle equals 120 degrees, and the acute angle is 60 degrees. Then, triangle PQR is equilateral and PQ=QR=QP=3
Answer: (C) 3

Thursday, April 8, 2010

GRE Math Problem 66

If A is the point (-4, 1) and B is the point (2, 1), what is the area of the circle which has AB as a diameter?
(A) 3
(B) 6
(C) 9
(D) 12
(E) 36


Solution for GRE Math Problem 65:


1 < ab < 2
2 < a+b < 4

So, ab < 2 < a+b


Answer:B

Tuesday, April 6, 2010

GRE Math Problem 64

a<1

Column A Column B
The area of a square whose side is a The area of a circle whose diameter is a

Solution for GRE Math Problem 63:
As

then



Let’s find the difference

Then c

Answer:B

Monday, February 22, 2010

GRE Math Problem 32


A wooden cube whose edges are 3 inches is painted red.
The cube is then cut into 27 cubes whose edges are 1 inch.



Column A Column B

The total surface area of all of the unpainted faces
100 square inches


Solution for GRE Math Problem 31:
10100=2100x5100, therefore, it is divisible by 575, but not divisible by 755=55x310. That's why the first remainder will be 0, and the second one will be greater than 0.
Answer: Columb B is greater

Saturday, January 30, 2010

GRE Math Problem 21

The figure below consists of four circles with the same center. The radii of the four circles are 1, 2, 3, and 4.
Compare two values:


Column A
Column B
The area of the shaded region
The area of the yellow region


Solution for GRE Math Problem 20:
Since x + y = a, y + z = b, and x + z = c, a+b+c=2x+2y+2z=2(x+y+z). So, x+y+z=. And the average of x, y and x is
Answer:(D)