If n is a negative number, then which of the following is the least? · ABC26GN0087

Subject: General Aptitude · Chapter: Number System

If n is a negative number, then which of the following is the least?

(a)0

(b)– n

(c)2n

(d)n2

Answer

Answer (as printed): C

Explanation

n < 0 ⇒ 2n < 0, – n > 0 and n2 = (– n)2 > 0. Thus, out of the numbers 0, – n, 2n and n2 we find that 2n is the least.

Explanation as extracted from the printed page; notation may be imperfect.

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