GMAT Math : DSQ: Understanding real numbers

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Example Question #11 : Dsq: Understanding Real Numbers

Evaluate AB + CD .

Statement 1: is the multiplicative inverse of .

Statement 2: is the multiplicative inverse of .

Possible Answers:

STATEMENT 2 ALONE provides sufficient information to answer the question, but STATEMENT 1 ALONE does NOT provide sufficient information to answer the question.

EITHER STATEMENT ALONE provides sufficient information to answer the question.

BOTH STATEMENTS TOGETHER do NOT provide sufficient information to answer the question.

STATEMENT 1 ALONE provides sufficient information to answer the question, but STATEMENT 2 ALONE does NOT provide sufficient information to answer the question.

BOTH STATEMENTS TOGETHER provide sufficient information to answer the question, but NEITHER STATEMENT ALONE provides sufficient information to answer the question.

Correct answer:

BOTH STATEMENTS TOGETHER provide sufficient information to answer the question, but NEITHER STATEMENT ALONE provides sufficient information to answer the question.

Explanation:

The multiplicative inverse of a number is the number that can be multiplied by that number to yield product 1.

Assume Statement 1 alone. is the multiplicative inverse of , so AB = 1 , and

AB + CD = 1+ CD .

However, we know nothing about or , so we cannot evaluate the expression. For similar reasons, Statement 2 alone is also insufficient.

Now assume both statements to be true. By Statement 1, AB = 1 , and by Statement 2, CD = 1 , so

AB + CD = 1+ 1= 2 .

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Example Question #252 : Arithmetic

is a real number, with $N^{2}$ a positive integer. True or false: is a rational number.

Statement 1: $N^{2}$ is a multiple of 9.

Statement 2: $N^{2}$ is a multiple of 12.

Possible Answers:

BOTH STATEMENTS TOGETHER do NOT provide sufficient information to answer the question.

BOTH STATEMENTS TOGETHER provide sufficient information to answer the question, but NEITHER STATEMENT ALONE provides sufficient information to answer the question.x

STATEMENT 2 ALONE provides sufficient information to answer the question, but STATEMENT 1 ALONE does NOT provide sufficient information to answer the question.

STATEMENT 1 ALONE provides sufficient information to answer the question, but STATEMENT 2 ALONE does NOT provide sufficient information to answer the question.

EITHER STATEMENT ALONE provides sufficient information to answer the question.

Correct answer:

BOTH STATEMENTS TOGETHER do NOT provide sufficient information to answer the question.

Explanation:

The two statements together provide insufficient information to answer the question. For example, 36 and 72 are both multiples of both 9 and 12. However, the positive square root of 36 is 6, making an integer and, consequently, rational. However, the positive square root of 72 is not an integer, since 72 falls between consecutive perfect squares 64 and 81 (the squares of 8 and 9, respectively), and any square root of an integer that is not itself an integer must be irrational.

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Example Question #11 : Dsq: Understanding Real Numbers

Evaluate $A \cdot B + C \cdot D$ .

Statement 1: $C \cdot D + A \cdot B = 66$

Statement 2: $B \cdot A + D \cdot C= 66$

Possible Answers:

STATEMENT 2 ALONE provides sufficient information to answer the question, but STATEMENT 1 ALONE does NOT provide sufficient information to answer the question.

EITHER STATEMENT ALONE provides sufficient information to answer the question.

STATEMENT 1 ALONE provides sufficient information to answer the question, but STATEMENT 2 ALONE does NOT provide sufficient information to answer the question.

BOTH STATEMENTS TOGETHER provide sufficient information to answer the question, but NEITHER STATEMENT ALONE provides sufficient information to answer the question.

BOTH STATEMENTS TOGETHER do NOT provide sufficient information to answer the question.

Correct answer:

EITHER STATEMENT ALONE provides sufficient information to answer the question.

Explanation:

Assume Statement 1 alone. By the commutative property of addition,

$A \cdot B + C \cdot D = C \cdot D + A \cdot B$ .

By substitution,

$A \cdot B + C \cdot D = 66$ .

Assume Statement 2 alone. By the commutative property of multiplication,

$A \cdot B = B \cdot A$ and $C \cdot D = D \cdot C$

By two substitutions,

$A \cdot B + C \cdot D = B \cdot A + D \cdot C$

$A \cdot B + C \cdot D = 66$

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Example Question #254 : Arithmetic

Evaluate AB+C .

Statement 1: is the multiplicative inverse of .

Statement 2: is the additive inverse of .

Possible Answers:

STATEMENT 1 ALONE provides sufficient information to answer the question, but STATEMENT 2 ALONE does NOT provide sufficient information to answer the question.

BOTH STATEMENTS TOGETHER provide sufficient information to answer the question, but NEITHER STATEMENT ALONE provides sufficient information to answer the question.

BOTH STATEMENTS TOGETHER do NOT provide sufficient information to answer the question.

EITHER STATEMENT ALONE provides sufficient information to answer the question.

STATEMENT 2 ALONE provides sufficient information to answer the question, but STATEMENT 1 ALONE does NOT provide sufficient information to answer the question.

Correct answer:

BOTH STATEMENTS TOGETHER do NOT provide sufficient information to answer the question.

Explanation:

Assume both statements to be true. The multiplicative inverse of a number is the number that can be added to that number to yield product 1; the additive inverse of a number is the number that can be added to that number to yield sum 0. Therefore,

AB = 1 , or, equivalently, $A = \frac{1}{B}$ , and

B + C = 0 , or, equivalently, C = -B .

The expression can be restated in terms of :

$AB+C = \frac{1}{B} \cdot B + (-B) = 1 - B$ .

However, we do not know , and we have no way of finding it out, so we cannot evaluate the expression. Therefore, the question cannot be answered.

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Example Question #15 : Dsq: Understanding Real Numbers

Evaluate (A+B)+ C .

Statement 1: B = 0

Statement 2: is the additive inverse of .

Possible Answers:

BOTH STATEMENTS TOGETHER do NOT provide sufficient information to answer the question.

STATEMENT 1 ALONE provides sufficient information to answer the question, but STATEMENT 2 ALONE does NOT provide sufficient information to answer the question.

STATEMENT 2 ALONE provides sufficient information to answer the question, but STATEMENT 1 ALONE does NOT provide sufficient information to answer the question.

EITHER STATEMENT ALONE provides sufficient information to answer the question.

BOTH STATEMENTS TOGETHER provide sufficient information to answer the question, but NEITHER STATEMENT ALONE provides sufficient information to answer the question.

Correct answer:

BOTH STATEMENTS TOGETHER provide sufficient information to answer the question, but NEITHER STATEMENT ALONE provides sufficient information to answer the question.

Explanation:

Assume Statement 1 alone. Since B = 0 , then by substitution,

(A+B)+ C = (A+0)+ C = A + C .

But without further information, the expression cannot be evaluated.

Assume Statement 2 alone. is the additive inverse of , so, by definition, C+A= 0 . Applying the commutative, then associative, properties,

(A+B)+ C = C + (A+B) = (C+A)+ B = 0 + B = B

But without further information, the expression cannot be evaluated.

Now assume both statements to be true. From Statement 2 and Statement 1 combined,

(A+B)+ C = B = 0 .

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Example Question #16 : Dsq: Understanding Real Numbers

Evaluate A (B + C) .

Statement 1: AB =128

Statement 2: AC = - 37

Possible Answers:

STATEMENT 2 ALONE provides sufficient information to answer the question, but STATEMENT 1 ALONE does NOT provide sufficient information to answer the question.

STATEMENT 1 ALONE provides sufficient information to answer the question, but STATEMENT 2 ALONE does NOT provide sufficient information to answer the question.

BOTH STATEMENTS TOGETHER do NOT provide sufficient information to answer the question.

EITHER STATEMENT ALONE provides sufficient information to answer the question.

BOTH STATEMENTS TOGETHER provide sufficient information to answer the question, but NEITHER STATEMENT ALONE provides sufficient information to answer the question.

Correct answer:

BOTH STATEMENTS TOGETHER provide sufficient information to answer the question, but NEITHER STATEMENT ALONE provides sufficient information to answer the question.

Explanation:

By the distributive property of multiplication over addition,

$A (B + C) = A \cdot B + A \cdot C$

Assume Statement 1 alone. $A \cdot B = 128$ , so, by substitution,

$A (B + C) = 128+ A \cdot C$ .

But, without knowing , , or their product, it is impossible to determine the value of the expression. Statement 2 provides insufficient information, for similar reasons.

Now assume both statements to be true. Then

$A (B + C) = A \cdot B + A \cdot C$

Since $A \cdot B = 128$ and $A \cdot C = - 37$ , by substitution,

A (B + C) = 128 + (-37 ) = 91 .

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Example Question #17 : Dsq: Understanding Real Numbers

is a real number. True or false: is a rational number.

Statement 1: $N^{3}-2N^{2}-2N + 4 = 0$

Statement 2: $N^{4} - 4 = 0$

Possible Answers:

BOTH STATEMENTS TOGETHER provide sufficient information to answer the question, but NEITHER STATEMENT ALONE provides sufficient information to answer the question.

EITHER STATEMENT ALONE provides sufficient information to answer the question.

STATEMENT 1 ALONE provides sufficient information to answer the question, but STATEMENT 2 ALONE does NOT provide sufficient information to answer the question.

STATEMENT 2 ALONE provides sufficient information to answer the question, but STATEMENT 1 ALONE does NOT provide sufficient information to answer the question.

BOTH STATEMENTS TOGETHER do NOT provide sufficient information to answer the question.

Correct answer:

STATEMENT 2 ALONE provides sufficient information to answer the question, but STATEMENT 1 ALONE does NOT provide sufficient information to answer the question.

Explanation:

Assume Statement 1 alone. The polynomial expression in

$N^{3}-2N^{2}-2N + 4 = 0$

can be factored as follows:

$N^{2} (N-2)-2 (N-2) = 0$

$(N^{2}-2 ) (N-2) = 0$

Either N - 2 = 0 , in which case N = 2 , which, as an integer is also rational, or

$N ^{2}- 2 = 0$ , in which case:

$N^{2} = 2$

or either $N = - \sqrt{2}$ or $N = \sqrt{2}$ , both irrational.

Therefore, Statement 1 provides insufficient information.

Assume Statement 2 alone. If $N^{4} - 4 = 0$ , then $N^{4} = 4$ , making a fourth root of 4. A rational root of an integer must itself be an integer, and there is no integer which, when taken to the fourth power, is equal to 4. Therefore, must be irrational.

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Example Question #261 : Arithmetic

Evaluate $A^{B}$ .

Statement 1: A = 1

Statement 2: B = 0

Possible Answers:

BOTH STATEMENTS TOGETHER provide sufficient information to answer the question, but NEITHER STATEMENT ALONE provides sufficient information to answer the question.

STATEMENT 1 ALONE provides sufficient information to answer the question, but STATEMENT 2 ALONE does NOT provide sufficient information to answer the question.

BOTH STATEMENTS TOGETHER do NOT provide sufficient information to answer the question.

STATEMENT 2 ALONE provides sufficient information to answer the question, but STATEMENT 1 ALONE does NOT provide sufficient information to answer the question.

EITHER STATEMENT ALONE provides sufficient information to answer the question.

Correct answer:

STATEMENT 1 ALONE provides sufficient information to answer the question, but STATEMENT 2 ALONE does NOT provide sufficient information to answer the question.

Explanation:

From Statement 1 alone, since 1 raised to the power of any real number is equal to 1, we know that

$A^{B} = 1 ^{B} = 1$ .

However, we cannot determine the value of $A^{B}$ knowing only that B = 0 . If is a nonzero number, then $A^{B} = A^{0} = 1$ . However, if A = 0 , then

$A^{B} = 0^{0}$ ,

which is an undefined expression.

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Example Question #19 : Dsq: Understanding Real Numbers

is a real number. True or false: is a rational number.

Statement 1: A square whose side has length has area $\frac{1}{4}$ .

Statement 2: $N \div 6$ is a rational number.

Possible Answers:

STATEMENT 1 ALONE provides sufficient information to answer the question, but STATEMENT 2 ALONE does NOT provide sufficient information to answer the question.

STATEMENT 2 ALONE provides sufficient information to answer the question, but STATEMENT 1 ALONE does NOT provide sufficient information to answer the question.

BOTH STATEMENTS TOGETHER do NOT provide sufficient information to answer the question.

EITHER STATEMENT ALONE provides sufficient information to answer the question.

BOTH STATEMENTS TOGETHER provide sufficient information to answer the question, but NEITHER STATEMENT ALONE provides sufficient information to answer the question.

Correct answer:

EITHER STATEMENT ALONE provides sufficient information to answer the question.

Explanation:

From Statement 1 alone, since a side of a square with area $\frac{1}{4}$ has as its sidelength

$\sqrt{\frac{1}{4}} = \frac{\sqrt{1}}{\sqrt{4}} = \frac{1}{2}$ ,

$N= \frac{1}{2} = 1 \div 2$ .

This is the quotient of two integers; by definition, this is rational.

From Statement 2 alone, if we let $M = N \div 6$ , then $N = 6 \cdot M$ . is rational, and so is 6, so their product, , is also rational.

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Example Question #11 : Real Numbers

Evaluate $A \cdot (B + C)$ .

Statement 1: A = 0

Statement 2: B = 0

Possible Answers:

STATEMENT 2 ALONE provides sufficient information to answer the question, but STATEMENT 1 ALONE does NOT provide sufficient information to answer the question.

BOTH STATEMENTS TOGETHER do NOT provide sufficient information to answer the question.

EITHER STATEMENT ALONE provides sufficient information to answer the question.

STATEMENT 1 ALONE provides sufficient information to answer the question, but STATEMENT 2 ALONE does NOT provide sufficient information to answer the question.

BOTH STATEMENTS TOGETHER provide sufficient information to answer the question, but NEITHER STATEMENT ALONE provides sufficient information to answer the question.

Correct answer:

STATEMENT 1 ALONE provides sufficient information to answer the question, but STATEMENT 2 ALONE does NOT provide sufficient information to answer the question.

Explanation:

Assume Statement 1 alone.

$A \cdot (B + C) = 0 \cdot (B + C) = 0$ , since 0 multiplied by any number yields a product of 0.

Assume Statement 2 alone.

$A \cdot (B + C) = A \cdot (0 + C) = A \cdot C$ , since 0 added to any number yields the sum 0. However, without knowing and , or their product, it is impossible to determine the result.

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