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If 0 < k < 1, then which of the following must be less than k?
*This question is included in Nova Press: Set B - Substitution, question #4
| (A) |  |
| (B) | ... |
| (C) | ... |
| (D) | ... |
| (E) | ... |
| (F) | ... |
The solution is
Posted: 05/21/2016 20:49
How come k= 1/4 ?
Posted: 05/21/2016 22:18
Hi Saeed,
A fraction like 1/2 would have worked just as well for answer-choices (A), (B), and (C). But for choice (D), it's hard to determine the value of the square root of 1/2. So, we needed a perfect square, and chose the smallest perfect square available, 1/4.
Nova Press
A fraction like 1/2 would have worked just as well for answer-choices (A), (B), and (C). But for choice (D), it's hard to determine the value of the square root of 1/2. So, we needed a perfect square, and chose the smallest perfect square available, 1/4.
Nova Press