Solve this sneaky question in 3 SECONDS..

Added: 2026-05-20

[00:00:00]This sneaky SAT question can be solved in 3 seconds. [music] If X is 2 squared, what's X to the X? Okay, easy. X to the X looks just like this thing, so it's 2 squared, right? Not an answer choice.

[00:00:12]Okay, well, [music] let's just use what we know. It says X is 2 squared. So, let's just jam that in for both of these X's.

[00:00:20]Exponents to exponents. Let's clean.

[00:00:22][music] 2 squared, that's 2 * 2, so 4, and 4 to the 4th. Still not an answer choice. Okay, bring back the crazy 2 squared thing. Maybe we start with this upper exponent. [music] That's 4. Notice anything? Well, our exponent rules tell us we can smash these together. So, that [music] becomes 2 to the 2 * 4. 2 * 4 is 8. 2 to the 8th. So, 2 to the 8th. See?

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