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Comment on Operations with Roots
For this problem:
a > 0
Quantity A: (4\sqrt{(5a)})^2
Quantity B: 40a
Quantity A:
[4√(5a)]² = [4√(5a)][4√(5a)]
= (16)(5a) ---> How do you get this? I would have thought 16 x sqrt(25a^2))
= 80a
They're the same thing.
They're the same thing.
That is [4√(5a)]² = (16)[√(25a²)] = (16)[(√25)(√a²)] = (16)[(5)(a)] = 80a
For the 2nd reinforcement
Question link: https:/
Question link: https://gre.myprepclub.com/forum/gre-math-challenge-91-a-697.html
Your approach is perfectly valid.
When we get to this point where we have...
QUANTITY A: 80a
QUANTITY B: 40a
...we could have just as easily divided both quantities by 80a (as you did) because we're told that a is positive.
When we do this, we get...
QUANTITY A: 1/2
QUANTITY B: 1
...in which case the answer is B.
Alternatively, we could have taken...
QUANTITY A: 80a
QUANTITY B: 40a
...and divided both quantities by 40a to get:
QUANTITY A: 2
QUANTITY B: 1
Answer: B
When it comes to applying the Matching Operations strategy (https://www.greenlighttestprep.com/module/gre-quantitative-comparison/vi...), we'll always be okay as long as we follow a few basic rules about what can and can't be done.
Cheers,
Brent