What is the value of x?
Statement #1: (x^2 + 3)^2 - 11(x^2 + 3) + 28 = 0
Statement #2: x^2 + x - 2 = 0
For the more mathematically adept, it may be perfectly obvious how to simply that monstrosity in Statement #1. If that is not perfectly clear, see this blog for more details:
http://magoosh.com/gmat/2013/simplifyin ... -the-gmat/
Mike![Smile :-)]()
Statement #1: (x^2 + 3)^2 - 11(x^2 + 3) + 28 = 0
Statement #2: x^2 + x - 2 = 0
For the more mathematically adept, it may be perfectly obvious how to simply that monstrosity in Statement #1. If that is not perfectly clear, see this blog for more details:
http://magoosh.com/gmat/2013/simplifyin ... -the-gmat/
Mike
