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This document provides notes on various quantitative concepts tested on the GMAT: - Fractions, decimals, and percentages are shown converted between forms - Exponents, roots, and operations involving them are demonstrated - Absolute value equations and inequalities are explained - The quadratic formula and properties of quadratics like factoring are summarized - Rate, time, distance, and work problems as well as relative rates are covered - Mixture problems and the approach to solving them are shown - Key geometry concepts like interior angles, area formulas, and common triangles are reviewed

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This document provides notes on various quantitative concepts tested on the GMAT: - Fractions, decimals, and percentages are shown converted between forms - Exponents, roots, and operations involving them are demonstrated - Absolute value equations and inequalities are explained - The quadratic formula and properties of quadratics like factoring are summarized - Rate, time, distance, and work problems as well as relative rates are covered - Mixture problems and the approach to solving them are shown - Key geometry concepts like interior angles, area formulas, and common triangles are reviewed

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GMAT Quant Notes

Fraction Decimal Percent Root Approximation


√
1
6 0.167 16.7% √2 1.4
5
6 0.833 83.3% √3 1.7
1
9 0.111 11.1% 5 2.25
Fractions, etc.
To compare fractions, cross-multiply:
Compare 97 and 45
7 4
7 × 5 = 35 < 36 = 9 × 4 −→ 9 < 5

Using conjugates to rationalize denominators


Simpliy √42
√ √ √
√4 × √2 = 4√ 2
=2 2
2 2 4

Exponents
Exponents and Roots
To raise a decimal to a high power, rewrite decimal as product of integer and power of 10 and then apply exponent.
Example: (0.5)4 = (5 × 10−1 )4 = 54 × 10−4 = 625 × 10−4 = 0.0625

A Compound Base
103 = (5 × 2)3 = 53 × 23 = 125 × 8 = 1000

Combining Terms with Common Bases


z2 × z5 = z7

Factoring Out a Common Term


113 + 114 = 113 (1 + 11) = 12(11)4

Absolute Value
Absolute Value Equations
Solve for w, given 12 + |w − 4| = 30
|w − 4| = 18
Then, w − 4 = 18 and w − 4 = −18 −→ w = {22, −14}

Complex Absolute Value Equations


If |x − 2| = |2x − 3|, what are the possible values for x?
1. x − 2 = 2x − 3
2. x − 2 = −(2x − 3)
3. −(x − 2) = 2x − 3
4. −(x − 2) = −(2x − 3)
Note that 1 and 4 are equivalent, as are 2 and 3.

Graph of |x − 4| < 3
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Quadratics
Memorize:
x2 − y 2 = (x + y)(x − y)
x2 + 2xy + y 2 = (x + y)(x + y) = (x + y)2
x2 − 2xy + y 2 = (x − y)(x − y) = (x − y)2

Quadratic Formula
√
where the discriminant is b2 − 4ac
2
x = −b± 2a b −4ac

If d > 0, 2 solutions; if d = 0, then 1 solution; if d < 0, then 0 solutions.

Rate Problems
Rate × T ime = Distance
Rate × T ime = W ork

Invert 'time for unit' for rate


Suppose it takes an elevator 4 seconds to climb 1 oor, then Rate = 14 f loor/sec

Relative Rates
1. If bodies move toward each other, distance between bodies is decreasing by sum of velocities of A and B.
2. If bodies move away from each other, distance between bodies is increasing by sum of velocities of A and B.
3. If bodies move in the same direction, distance is clsoing by dierence of A and B.

Mixtures
k = 0.1 and b = 0.02; want mixture that is 0.04. What is ratio?
0.1k + 0.02b = 0.04(k + b) = 0.04k + 0.04b −→ 0.06k = 0.02b −→ 3 : 1 ratio

Geometry
Sum of Interior Angles for Polygons
(n − 2) × 180

Area of Trapezoid
(b1 +b2 )h
a= 2

Common Right Triangles


3−4−5
5 − 12 − 13
8 − 15 − 17

45-45-90 and
√ 30-60-90 Ratios
:1 2
1 : 1√
1:1 3:2

Inscribed v. Central Angles


An inscribed angle is equal to half of the arc it intercepts.
A central angle is equal to the arc it intercepts.

Diagonals of Other Polgyons √


Diagonal of a Square: d = √
s 2
Diagonal of a Cube: d = s 3

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