document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1143386>Question 1143386</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Given that 0 < x < 1, and set A = (x, x^2, x^3,x^4), what is the smallest value in set  A?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A) x^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "B)x^3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "C)x^4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "D) cannot be determined  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "C) x^4<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Multiplying a positive number by any number between 0 and 1 makes the number smaller.  If a number between 0 and 1 is raised to a power, the result gets smaller as the power increases.  So<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2 < x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^3 < x^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^4 < x^3 </SPAN>\n" );
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