ACCORDING TO THE PASSAGE, THE TWO ANTITHETICAL IDEALS OFPHOTOGRAPHY...

7. According to the passage, the two antithetical ideals ofphotography differ primarily in the(A) value that each places on the beauty of the finishedThe quantitative section of the General Test is designed to measureproductbasic mathematical skills, and understanding of elementary math-(B) emphasis that each places on the emotional impactematical concepts, as well as the ability to reason quantitatively andof the finished productto solve problems in a quantitative setting.(C) degree of technical knowledge that each requiresIn general, the mathematics required does not extend beyond thatof the photographerusually covered in high school. It is expected that examinees arefamiliar with conventional symbolism, such as x < y (x is less than y)(D) extent of the power that each requires of theand x y (x is not equal to y), m n (line m is parallel to line n),photographer’s equipmentm_⊥n (line m is perpendicular to line n), and the symbol for a right(E) way in which each defines the role of thephotographer

A

angle in a figure: The best answer to this question is (E). Photography’s two ideals

B

C

(∠ABC is a right angle).are presented in lines 7-11. The main emphasis in the descriptionAlso, standard mathematical conventions are used in the testof these two ideals is on the relationship of the photographer to thequestions unless otherwise indicated. For example, numbers areenterprise of photography, with the photographer described in thein base 10, the positive direction of a number line is to theone as a passive observer and in the other as an active questioner.right, and distances are nonnegative. Whenever nonstandard(E) identifies this key feature in the description of the two idealsnotation or conventions are used in a question, they are explic-— the way in which each ideal conceives or defines the role of theitly introduced in the question.photographer in photography. (A) through (D) present aspects ofMany of the questions are posed as word problems in a real-photography that are mentioned in the passage, but none of theselife setting, with quantitative information given in the text of achoices represents a primary difference between the two idealsquestion or in a table or graph of data. Other questions areof photography.posed in a pure-math setting that may include a geometric fig-ure, a graph, or a coordinate system. The following conventions