Hi Philip - thank you so much for the amazing content you create! Watching all of your quant videos helped me to substantially boost my quant score. I can’t thank you enough!
Man, #1 got me on two separate occasions. I was initially confident in A, B, C, then realized after watching a bit more of the video that I'm not accounting for roots and was set on B and C. And then mind blown again upon realizing that odd powers could still have roots. These types of trick questions are what drag me down on my practice tests for sure
Hi Philip! In Question 3 We can take the log for both quantities and this will cancel out the "y" in exponent and In that case quantity B will be bigger always.
Trick no-1 is really wonderful.. we didnt think about under root values... and the last one is nice too where we include "0" as non-negative integer.. First i thought non-negative means positive but now i am confident about it... Thank you Philip
Relating to trick #2--If in our own calculation of a problem (a non-geometric problem), when we end up squaring something in order to simplify it, then the answer is either negative or positive, right? VS. When the GRE throws out a sq. rt symbol to begin with in a Q, it always means it to be positive right off-the-bat? If this is not right, a video on this sometime would be awesome. Maybe I'm missing something in the rules of sq. rooting something. Thanks!
Fantastic Phillip. You're a great teacher! I'm curious about your blue words at the bottom of each problem, especially "the tree goes deep". Kind of like your own commentary yeah? -Hillary
Very meticulous explanation. I would have ignored all of the tricks and choose bluntly. Thanks again. I would appreciate if you could do one on number series, though it comes on 165+ question. Yet it would be helpful.
For the 2nd question: The value of Y would be -6 , right? It's not +2. You multiply first: 11*2 = 22 Then you add +4 = 26 Then you subtract 26 from 20 which gives you -6. According to PEMDAS. Please clarify.
For subtraction and addition left to right is more important. So 5 - 3 + 1 = 3 not 1. The subtraction comes first because we calculate left to right. But if there was multiplication/division that would come first regardless. So 5 - 3 x 2 = -1. Hope that helped!
No, I almost fell for it too. The 4 being positive is added to the positive 20 making it 24 then you subtract 22 and you get 2 as final answer. So tested tutor is always right! Kudos Philip. Joined few days back. I'm enjoying every bit of it. Regards.
@@TheTestedTutor I think this should be clarified - the commutative property doesn't work with subtraction OR division. Also, if it was 5 - 3 x 2 +1 then Harsh might've made the same mistake of adding 6 to 1 and not -6 to 1. The way it does work is if you rethink PEMDAS as PENMDAS where N is negation. If you want to use the commutative property here you have to see 22 as being -22. ie. "20 + (-22) + 4" and then you can add up any way you like.
your videos are great sir. just one suggestion: kindly use online writing board to explain math questions rather than just speaking out the steps.. Thank u
What is the answer of #1 ? Was it box no.1 , 2 and 3 ? What if x was 1 and (1)^2 is still 1 which is an integer and 1/x i.e. 1/1 = 1 which is still an integer. Similarly what is x was 2. That way x/2 = 2/2 = 1 again an integer, so what is the correct answer in the first question?
Constructive criticism: write the numbers while explaining math problem . The 1st trick went over my head when you started explaining without writing something.
Hey philip. In trick 1, it says which of following "must" be integers. if it had asked "could" be , then ur square root logic seems good. But the problem with word "must" is, it must satisfy all conditions right? so having x has 2 doesn't solve this. So should we differentiate between the words COULD BE and MUST BE
Thanks for the informational video -- Can you make one that is just a bunch of questions that has some trick questions mixed in and some are just normal questions, but don't say which ones have tricks in it. This will train us a bit better since all the questions in the videos you're posting for tricks have tricks so we're searching for tricks, but if we don't know wether or not the question has tricks we'll in a sense adapt to the question and get better at looking for tricks (if there are any).
Excellent sir! I have seen almost all your videos, they helped me a lot. Really your videos are excellent. If test makers mean positive value of the root then why answer becomes wrong in some examples if we don't take both roots.
Someone help me out here! X may not necessarily be an integer, it can be a root and then when squared becomes an integer. ONLY X^2 is the integer?! With that knowledge, we have to determine the factors.
Excellent video yet again! But I have to say that I don’t completely agree with the answer of question #2. Would it be wrong if I simplified the root into “+/-3 = x”, because this is the value of sqrt of 9.
Hi Philip - thank you so much for the amazing content you create! Watching all of your quant videos helped me to substantially boost my quant score. I can’t thank you enough!
Thanks so much Hannah and well done!!
Guys , this man need lot of appreciation...best playlist to always look on to...keep posting more video s
Haha thanks man
Man, #1 got me on two separate occasions. I was initially confident in A, B, C, then realized after watching a bit more of the video that I'm not accounting for roots and was set on B and C. And then mind blown again upon realizing that odd powers could still have roots. These types of trick questions are what drag me down on my practice tests for sure
Haha, glad you can learn from these mistakes though Cameron!
i felt like you have read through my mind in solving every question
Love this! Thank you, Philip. That first and third trick questions made me go "ooooh!".
Glad it was helpful Migui! Awesome name btw
Hi Philip! In Question 3 We can take the log for both quantities and this will cancel out the "y" in exponent and In that case quantity B will be bigger always.
Trick no-1 is really wonderful.. we didnt think about under root values... and the last one is nice too where we include "0" as non-negative integer.. First i thought non-negative means positive but now i am confident about it... Thank you Philip
Thanks Abdur!
Relating to trick #2--If in our own calculation of a problem (a non-geometric problem), when we end up squaring something in order to simplify it, then the answer is either negative or positive, right? VS. When the GRE throws out a sq. rt symbol to begin with in a Q, it always means it to be positive right off-the-bat? If this is not right, a video on this sometime would be awesome. Maybe I'm missing something in the rules of sq. rooting something. Thanks!
Correct, you've understood.
Hi Philip looking series 3 on this
Thank you for this explanation
For the second question for 'y': Would would also need to consider the order of operations (i.e. BODMAS)
Lol Philip u got me in first question literally obscure enough .. immersed with anxiety after watching this video...cracyyy..
Don't be anxious! Best to fall for the traps now!!
Yeahh..tks looking forward on your future viedos..ma mind voice to me .some one got your back ,again tks philip
kudos Philip! please make more such videos in this series.
Will do Deepanshu!
Thank you soo much for your videos and the tricks discussed.
TY Philip !!! keep it going !!!
These are fantastic questions.
thanks philip
Thanks
Those tricks are amazing ....will help me a lot !!
Glad to hear that Pankaj!
Fantastic Phillip. You're a great teacher! I'm curious about your blue words at the bottom of each problem, especially "the tree goes deep". Kind of like your own commentary yeah? -Hillary
Each one is a little pun. The tree grows deep = roots! :)) you are first to notice
@@TheTestedTutor Yes! Those speak to me more than the solutions themselves LOL i love it.
So helpful ! Thank you!
Blown as always🤗
Please make more videos like this 👏
I will do more! All like this might get boring though...
Please can you write out the 1st trick question .. i was not able to umderstand.. please
Great explanation 👌
nice! please do more videos like this
Very meticulous explanation. I would have ignored all of the tricks and choose bluntly. Thanks again. I would appreciate if you could do one on number series, though it comes on 165+ question. Yet it would be helpful.
Yes, sequences forgot about them
For the 2nd question: The value of Y would be -6 , right? It's not +2.
You multiply first: 11*2 = 22
Then you add +4 = 26
Then you subtract 26 from 20 which gives you -6.
According to PEMDAS.
Please clarify.
For subtraction and addition left to right is more important. So 5 - 3 + 1 = 3 not 1. The subtraction comes first because we calculate left to right. But if there was multiplication/division that would come first regardless. So 5 - 3 x 2 = -1. Hope that helped!
No, I almost fell for it too. The 4 being positive is added to the positive 20 making it 24 then you subtract 22 and you get 2 as final answer. So tested tutor is always right! Kudos Philip. Joined few days back. I'm enjoying every bit of it. Regards.
@@TheTestedTutor I think this should be clarified - the commutative property doesn't work with subtraction OR division. Also, if it was 5 - 3 x 2 +1 then Harsh might've made the same mistake of adding 6 to 1 and not -6 to 1. The way it does work is if you rethink PEMDAS as PENMDAS where N is negation. If you want to use the commutative property here you have to see 22 as being -22. ie. "20 + (-22) + 4" and then you can add up any way you like.
Waoh, this scintillating. Thank you sire
Can somebody explain the first question to me? I did not understand the assumption of square root at all.
Got all of 'em, Thanks 🤗
I doubt, last one would appear on the GRE ( it deals with indeterminate form)
Maybe 0^0 won't but 0 as an even nonnegative integer will!
Awesome content 🥰
your videos are great sir. just one suggestion: kindly use online writing board to explain math questions rather than just speaking out the steps.. Thank u
I will try my best
Yes
Great video! These trick ones are great videos! So grateful for this one! Congrats on the 100th video!
Do more videos like these!
Great explanation... thank you so much Philip!
Great explanations Philip. I fell for the first one. Please keep flowing the videos on such topics.
Thank you sir for making video i hope u can make more such bag of tricks questions for verbal section also
can you do one for the gmat?
Yes I should maybe on data sufficiency traps.
I am so grateful for these videos explaining wordings of the GRE! So illuminating. Thank you so very much!
Videos are great.
I found this very helpful but I had a question if 3^47 +5^43 +2^12? Any short and time consuming approach.
They would be asking about the units digit
Yeah but how to find that can you please share
Hidden gem!
What is the answer of #1 ? Was it box no.1 , 2 and 3 ?
What if x was 1 and (1)^2 is still 1 which is an integer and 1/x i.e. 1/1 = 1 which is still an integer. Similarly what is x was 2.
That way x/2 = 2/2 = 1 again an integer, so what is the correct answer in the first question?
Constructive criticism: write the numbers while explaining math problem . The 1st trick went over my head when you started explaining without writing something.
How dare you! Just kidding, you're absolutely right.
Master piece on youtube!Thanks alot!Subscribed gladly and proudly!
Thanks a ton!
thank you :)
Hey philip. In trick 1, it says which of following "must" be integers. if it had asked "could" be , then ur square root logic seems good. But the problem with word "must" is, it must satisfy all conditions right? so having x has 2 doesn't solve this. So should we differentiate between the words COULD BE and MUST BE
I’m so happy I didn’t fall for question 2, can’t say the same about the others though.💀💀
Incredibly informative!
Great!
I love these videos, thank you for making them!
Glad you like them!
Q1 x can be complex like 5i , x^2 = -5
Yes but not on GMAT/GRE
Thanks for the informational video -- Can you make one that is just a bunch of questions that has some trick questions mixed in and some are just normal questions, but don't say which ones have tricks in it.
This will train us a bit better since all the questions in the videos you're posting for tricks have tricks so we're searching for tricks, but if we don't know wether or not the question has tricks we'll in a sense adapt to the question and get better at looking for tricks (if there are any).
Great idea. Hopefully I remember to do one like that soon
is question 3 an official question? it seems unlikely that ETS would want us to compare any number to an undefined number.
Not official no. But the answer would still be D as its undefined. I take your point though Keshav
Congrats to you for making such wonderful content
Why didn't we apply BODMAS/PEMDAS to y?
This guy’s good
These are very helpful, Philip! Any other tricks for GRE math are great, as well as the verbal section? Thank you for these videos!
yep 2 playlists!
Do more tricks!!! plzzzzz
why would #3 not be D? Because y can be 0 OR it can be any other even integer.
It is answer D
Excellent sir!
I have seen almost all your videos, they helped me a lot. Really your videos are excellent.
If test makers mean positive value of the root then why answer becomes wrong in some examples if we don't take both roots.
Someone help me out here! X may not necessarily be an integer, it can be a root and then when squared becomes an integer. ONLY X^2 is the integer?! With that knowledge, we have to determine the factors.
Nice explanation, why don't you write your explanation on video?
I normally do, my bad.
Philip
I'm getting around 313-316 right now.
29 days left. You think one can cross 325 in this time? (Honest answer sir!)
Yes, if you put a lot of work in and follow all the tips I give (too many to write here!)
@@TheTestedTutor
I will Philip. You are my teacher. I will get that score and let you know as well.
Your loyal student Creative Schmuck. ❤
Pakda gya
Felt for trap in 1 and 2 Qn😅
Excellent video yet again! But I have to say that I don’t completely agree with the answer of question #2. Would it be wrong if I simplified the root into “+/-3 = x”, because this is the value of sqrt of 9.
I thought zero was just neutral..books describe it as neither positive or negative I think?? Nevertheless I did consider it in the final question.
Whoohoo only got 3 lol
Isn't √9 = √((-3)*(-3)) ? 9 can be formed either by positive and negative multiples of 3
got all. of them correct