GMAT Tip of the Week
Posted on on December 12, 2008
Approach Geometry Questions from the Right (tri)Angle
(This is one of a series of GMAT tips that we offer on our blog.)
As the writers of the GMAT create difficult quantitative questions, one favorite technique is to require test-takers to use skills that would not, on the surface, seem relevant. As examinees struggle to find a foothold on the question with the tools that seem more obvious by comparison, they lose time, make calculation errors, and suffer not only from an incorrect answer but also from a decreased level of confidence that carries on to future questions.
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