The problem asks for the output of the given flowchart. The flowchart initializes $A$ to 1 and $B$ to 2. It then enters a loop where $B$ is incremented by 1 and $A$ is updated to $A * B$. The loop continues as long as $B < 5$. Finally, the value of $A$ is printed.

1. Problem Description

The problem asks for the output of the given flowchart. The flowchart initializes $A$ to 1 and $B$ to

2. It then enters a loop where $B$ is incremented by 1 and $A$ is updated to $A * B$. The loop continues as long as $B < 5$. Finally, the value of $A$ is printed.

2. Solution Steps

We will trace the execution of the flowchart step by step.

- Initialization: $A = 1$, $B = 2$

- First iteration:

- $B = B + 1 = 2 + 1 = 3$

- $B < 5$ is true (since $3 < 5$)

- $A = A * B = 1 * 3 = 3$

- Second iteration:

- $B = B + 1 = 3 + 1 = 4$

- $B < 5$ is true (since $4 < 5$)

- $A = A * B = 3 * 4 = 12$

- Third iteration:

- $B = B + 1 = 4 + 1 = 5$

- $B < 5$ is false (since $5 < 5$ is false)

- The loop terminates.

- Print $A$, which is

1

2.

3. Final Answer

The output of the flowchart is

1

2. So the answer is (2).