In binary, which of the following values could represent the number 2?

The value that represents the number 2 in binary is expressed as 0010. In the binary numeral system, numbers are represented using only two digits, 0 and 1. Each position in a binary number corresponds to a power of 2, starting from the rightmost position, which represents 2^0.

In the binary number 0010:

• The rightmost digit (0) represents 2^0 (which equals 1)

• The next digit to the left (1) represents 2^1 (which equals 2)

• The next digit (0) represents 2^2 (which equals 4)

• The leftmost digit (0) represents 2^3 (which equals 8)

Thus, the binary value 0010 translates to:

(0 * 8) + (0 * 4) + (1 * 2) + (0 * 1) = 0 + 0 + 2 + 0 = 2.

This is why 0010 represents the number 2 in binary.

The other choices represent different decimal values:

• 0001 corresponds to 1 in decimal.

• 0100 corresponds to 4 in decimal.