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- From: epstein@rene.ma.utexas.edu (Paul Epstein)
- Subject: Re: Another GRE question for you folks
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- Date: Tue, 13 Oct 1992 19:24:15 GMT
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- <RVESTERM@vma.cc.nd.edu> writes:
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- >i took the gre's about one year ago. the problem that i couldn't decide
- >upon an answer for was part of the general math, not the math subject.
- >it was a "a if the first thing is greater, b if the second is greater,
- >c if it can't be determined, and d if they're equal" type. there was
- >a picture of a circle, and four points on it (A, B, C and D). there was
- >a line segment AB, and a line segment BD. they wanted to know which, if
- >either, was longer.
-
- >the correct answer, of course, is that it can't be determined; they never
- >said that the line segments intersect in the center of the circle or not.
- >this is the answer i put down. however, the picture that they gave with
- >the problem sure looked like the line segments intersected damn close to
- >the center; this led me to believe that they wanted the answer "the two
- >segments are equal".
-
- >to this day, i don't know whether i was credited with a correct answer
- >or not.
-
- I doubt that there was any ambiguity in the question.
- In one of the first few pages, E.T.S says specifically what is denoted in
- the paper. For example there are specific markings to denote two lengths
- being the same, a right angle, etc.
- Does E.T.S have a standard non-verbal way of denoting whether a line
- passes through the centre of the circle?
- If yes, then it is clear whether C or D is required.
- If no, then obviously D is correct.
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- Paul Epstein
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