Solve for
x, if:
3
x
x
x = 3
An algebraic solution is sought!
(In reply to
Power Tower by Brian Smith)
A slightly different reasoning leads to the same result without involving infinities:
Let's assume that, say, x^x^x^x^(x^3)=3, and let x=3^(1/3)
Now for the last part we just have a 3 instead of (x^3), giving a shorter new tower x^x^x^(x^3)=3, and we can keep repeating this process: x^x^(x^3)=3, x^(x^3)=3, (x^3)=3, confirming that x=3^(1/3)
In general, (n^(1/n))^.... (n^(1/n))^(n^(1/n))^n =n
Edited on July 11, 2022, 7:31 am
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Posted by broll
on 2022-07-11 02:10:16 |