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Algebra Difficulty 1.5 Junior Find the answer

Arrange the numbers 2011,2011,201122011, \sqrt{2011}, 2011^{2} in increasing order.

A number or a short expression. Spacing and $ signs are ignored.

Solution

Since 20112=40441212011^{2}=4044121 and 201144.8\sqrt{2011} \approx 44.8, then the list of numbers in increasing order is 2011,2011,20112\sqrt{2011}, 2011, 2011^{2}. (If nn is a positive integer with n>1n>1, then n2>nn^{2}>n and n<n\sqrt{n}<n, so the list n,n,n2\sqrt{n}, n, n^{2} is always in increasing order.)

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