Solve the following exercise:
2=
To solve 2, we will use the property of roots.
- Step 1: Recognize that 2 involves two square roots.
- Step 2: Each square root can be expressed using exponents: 2=21/2.
- Step 3: Therefore, 2=(21/2)1/2.
- Step 4: Apply the formula for the root of a root: (xa)b=xab.
- Step 5: For (21/2)1/2, this means we compute the product of the exponents: (1/2)×(1/2)=1/4.
- Step 6: The expression simplifies to 21/4, which is written as 42.
Therefore, 2=42.
This corresponds to choice 2: 42.
The solution to the problem is 42.