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GMAT Problem Solving (PS) | Re: If [z] denotes the least integer greater

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Given:

    •The function [z]
    •\([z^2] = 2\)

To find : Can[z] be {2, 1,-2}?

Approach :

    •To find which values of [z] are possible and which are not, we need to first know the range of possible values of z. Once we know what z can be, we’ll be able to find what [z] can be.

We’ll get an idea of the possible values of z from the fact that\([z^2] = 2\)

Working Out

    •\([z^2] = 2\)

    •This means the least integer that is greater than or equal to\(z^2\) is 2.


    •We can write:\(1 < z^2 ≤ 2\)

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