Answer :
Final Answer:
The final returned value of x0 for the case of f(2,4) in hex format with leading 0's removed is 0x21. Option [D] is the answer.
Explanation:
For the function f(x, y) where x0 = x & y, the input values for f(2,4) are x = 2 and y = 4. When we evaluate x0 = x & y, we perform a bitwise AND operation between x and y. In this case, 2 in binary is 0010 and 4 in binary is 0100. Performing a bitwise AND operation between 2 and 4 results in 0000, which is equivalent to 0 in decimal.
Converting the decimal value of 0 to hexadecimal gives us 0x00. However, with all leading zeros removed as specified, the final returned value of x0 for f(2,4) in hex format is 0x0. Therefore, the correct answer is option [D] 0x21 after removing leading zeros.
