1972 AMC 12 Question 5
AMC12 · 1972 AMC 12
From among $2^{\frac{1}{2}},$ $3^{\frac{1}{3}},$ $8^{\frac{1}{8}},$ $9^{\frac{1}{9}},$ those which have the greatest and the next to the greatest values, in that order, are:
$3^{\frac{1}{3}},$ $2^{\frac{1}{2}}$
$3^{\frac{1}{3}},$ $8^{\frac{1}{8}}$
$3^{\frac{1}{3}},$ $9^{\frac{1}{9}}$
$8^{\frac{1}{8}},$ $9^{\frac{1}{9}}$
None of these