Determine all possible pair(s) (X, Y) of positive integers that satisfy this equation.

                                        X^XX = Y^Y

Note: The order of calculation in X^XX is as given in this article.

(In reply to No Subject by ed bottemiller)

It's saying that a^b^c = a^(b^c) rather explicitly, and further, that that's not equal to (a^b)^c, which is equal to a^(b*c). That comes right before the next section head "Powers of ten".

Posted by Charlie on 2009-03-18 22:00:46