Equations, Inequalities, & VICs GMAT Strategy Guide (Manhattan Gmat Prep)

Description: The Equations, Inequalities, & VICs Guide (192 pages) covers algebra in all its various forms (and disguises) on the GMAT. Master fundamental techniques and nuanced strategies to help you solve for unknown variables of every type.Each chapter builds comprehensive content understanding by providing rules, strategies and in-depth examples of how the GMAT tests a given topic and how you can respond accurately and quickly. The Guide contains a total of 162 "In-Action" problems of increasing difficulty with detailed answer explanations. Special Features: Purchase of this book includes one year of access to ManhattanGMAT’s online Equations, Inequalities, & VICs Question Bank (accessible by inputting a unique code in the back of each book). Manhattan GMAT has categorized all the Equations, Inequalities, & VICs problems in The Official Guides by question type. These categorized problems have been organized into problem lists that appear in the Equations, Inequalities, & VICs Strategy Guide. Chapter By Chapter: 1. BASIC EQUATIONS: One-Variable Equations, Simultaneous Equations, Mismatch Problems, Combo Manipulations, Absolute Variable Equations, Integer Constraints, Advanced Techniques 2. EXPONENTIAL EQUATIONS: Even Exponents, Common Bases, Common Exponents, Eliminating Roots 3. QUADRATIC EQUATIONS: Factoring, Disguised Quadratics, Foiling, 1-Solution Quadratics, Undefined Denominators, 3 Special Products, Advanced Techniques 4. FORMULAS: Plug-Ins, Strange Symbols, Unspecified Amounts, Sequences, Patterns 5. FUNCTIONS: Numerical Substitution, Variable Substitution, Compound Functions, Unknown Constants, Graphs, Common and Advanced Function Types, Optimization (Advanced) 6. INEQUALITIES: Combining Inequalities, Compound Inequalities, Extreme Values, Optimization, Testing Cases, Inequalities and Absolute Value, Square-Rooting, Advanced Techniques 7. VICs: Variables In Answer Choices, Examples, 3 Strategies, Pros and Cons of Different Strategies