by Shashank Prabhu | Oct 29, 2015 | Quant
As we saw arithmetic progressions in the previous article, we would be looking at another popular progression type in this article viz. the geometric progression. What is a geometric progression? A geometric progression is similar to an arithmetic progression in the...
by Shashank Prabhu | Oct 28, 2015 | Quant
The Cauchy Schwarz inequality is a relatively rare concept that is unknown to quite a few aspirants. This does not appear commonly in entrance tests but the results can be used in certain questions which deal with inequalities. If the question involves sum of terms...
by Shashank Prabhu | Oct 28, 2015 | Quant
One of the simpler type of questions to appear in entrance tests, progressions are strictly formula based and rely on your ability to see patterns in questions. In this article, I will be covering the basics of arithmetic progression with the probable question types....
by Sriram Krishnan | Oct 25, 2015 | Verbal
Paragraph completion questions are among the more difficult questions one encounters in the verbal section in CAT. In these questions, a paragraph is given with the last sentence deleted. Among the 4/5 options given, one option has to be chosen which best fits the...
by Shashank Prabhu | Oct 23, 2015 | Quant
The chicken McNugget theorem is an interesting concept which has extremely specific applications. The question type asks you to find the largest number which cannot be formed using two or three denominations. Let’s see how to solve these questions. The story behind...
