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

If the range of the numbers in the list L is 4, then x can't be 4 since there is an element in the list that is x^2. Therefore,
0 ≤ x^2 ≤ 4 so that it would be the highest number and
0 ≤x ≤ 2

So, the value of x can be equal to 2 but not higher. So, 2 is always greater or equal to x.