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CONQUERING GMAT MATH AND INTEGRATED REASONING

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In circle P, the two chords intersect at point X, with the lengths as indicated in the figure. Which could not be the sum of lengths a and b, if a and b are integers? A. 49 B. 30 C. 26 D. 16 E. 14 A D C B P X Solution When two chords intersect within a circle, the product of the segments on one chord is equal to the product of the segments on the other chord. Since the segments of the first chord are 6 and 8, the product of the lengths is 48. Thus, the product of the lengths a and b must be 48, and possible lengths are 48 and 1, 24 and 2, 12 and 4, and 8 and 6. So 49, 26, 16, and 14 are possible values for a + b. The correct answer is B, since 30 is not the sum of two integer factors of 48.


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