Question

List L consists of numbers 1, square root of 2, x, and x^2 , where x>0, and the range of the numbers in list L is 4.

Which quantity is larger?
A. x
B. 2

Answer 1

could you explain in detail?

Answer 2

2, since 1,2,x,x^2 in range of 1,2,3,4. so, the biggest number is 4. we don't know what x is but no matter what x is, x ^2 > x, therefore, x ^2 is biggest number =4 --> x =2
in conclusion, 2 is biggest one in the list.