Thursday, August 5, 2010

GMAT Question of the day

To which of the following shapes the area can’t be calculated if the perimeter is given?

(a) Circle.
(b) An isoceles right triangle.
(c) Rectangle.
(d) A regular Hexagon.
(e) Square.


The perimeter of a rectangle is 2a + 2b.

In order to calculate the area we need to know the multiplication of a x b.

The best answer is C.