PSAT Math Question

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<p>I don’t even know where to begin on this question. Can someone at least translate the problem statement for me? For example, what is “i”? And what’s up with the apostrophe? </p>

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<p>wow uh…lol…major huge super big typo…i have no idea on this one…skip it because on the actual SAT there’s like a .000000000000001 chance of error on their part.</p>

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<p>I’m thinking that it’s a typo too … any other opinions?</p>

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<p>Is this like an old school weirdly-defined question or something?</p>

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<p>hahaha what book is this from?</p>

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<p>Dusterbug: There are no definitions for “i” or the apostrophe. So I think it’s a typo. </p>

<p>Somewhere2017: The question is from Kaplan PSAT/NMSQT 2010 Premier Live Online.</p>

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<p>Wait guys, it’s not a typo</p>

<p>I figured it out now. The answer is D. </p>

<p>You are supposed to define “i” and the apostrophe. For example let’s just say you defined “i” as parallel. Then the apostrophe would be defined as perpendicular. </p>

<p>Now rewrite the problem:</p>

<p>“In a plane, lines r and s are drawn such that r is parallel to s. If a third line t is drawn such that t is perpendicular to s, and a fourth line u is drawn such that u is parallel to t, which of the following statements must be true?” </p>

<p>Then you draw out the lines r, s, u, and t and see which ones are parallel and which ones are perpendicular. </p>

<p>Granted, this is one hell of an ambiguously worded problem.</p>

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<p>I had a hunch that would be the case, but thats a giant leap of faith to go by.</p>

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<p>I doubt something like this would appear on an actual PSAT/SAT, assuming it’s not a typo.</p>

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<p>No - there’s nothing in the question that says you are supposed to figure out what “i” and “'” are. These are typos.</p>

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<p>There would NEVER be a question like that on the SAT. The Kaplan book you have a in-valid.</p>