A little comparison

Algebra Level 1

Which is larger,

22 2 333 or 33 3 222 ? 222^{333}\quad \text{ or }\quad 333^{222}?

22 2 333 = 33 3 222 222^{333} = 333^{222} 22 2 333 < 33 3 222 222^{333} < 333^{222} 22 2 333 > 33 3 222 222^{333} > 333^{222}

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5 solutions

Chew-Seong Cheong
Aug 18, 2017

Consider the ratio:

22 2 333 33 3 222 = 2 333 × 11 1 333 3 222 × 11 1 222 = 8 111 × 11 1 111 9 111 = ( 888 9 ) 111 > 1 \begin{aligned} \frac {222^{333}}{333^{222}} & = \frac {2^{333}\times 111^{333}}{3^{222}\times 111^{222}} = \frac {8^{111}\times 111^{111}}{9^{111}} = \left(\frac {888}9\right)^{111} > 1 \end{aligned}

22 2 333 > 33 3 222 \implies \boxed{222^{333} > 333^{222}}

Marco Brezzi
Aug 17, 2017

First consider 22 2 3 and 33 3 2 222^3 \text{ and } 333^2

22 2 3 > 20 0 3 = 8 1 0 6 222^3>200^3=8\cdot 10^6

33 3 2 < 40 0 2 = 16 1 0 4 333^2<400^2=16\cdot 10^4

Hence

22 2 3 > 8 1 0 6 > 16 1 0 4 > 33 3 2 222^3>8\cdot 10^6>16\cdot 10^4>333^2

22 2 3 > 33 3 2 \Longrightarrow 222^3>333^2

Raise both sides to the 11 1 th 111^{\text{th}} power

( 22 2 3 ) 111 > ( 33 3 2 ) 111 (222^3)^{111}>(333^2)^{111}

22 2 333 > 33 3 222 \Longrightarrow \boxed{222^{333}>333^{222}}

Betty BellaItalia
Dec 30, 2017

Sakib Hasan
Dec 30, 2017

222^333/333^222 = (2 111)^333/(3 111)^222 = 2^3^111 * 111^(333-222) / 3^2^111 = 8^111 * 111^111/9^111 = (888/9)^111 = (98.6...)^111 >>>>1 ; 222^333 > 333^222

Zee Ell
Aug 17, 2017

22 2 333 = 22 2 222 × 22 2 111 > 22 2 222 × 2.2 5 111 = 22 2 222 × ( 1. 5 2 ) 111 = 22 2 222 × 1. 5 222 = ( 222 × 1.5 ) 222 = 33 3 222 222^{333} = 222^{222} × 222^{111} > 222^{222} × 2.25^{111} = 222^{222} × (1.5^2)^{111} = 222^{222} × 1.5^{222} = (222 ×1.5)^{222} = 333^{222}

Hence:

22 2 333 > 33 3 222 \boxed { 222^{333} > 333^{222} }

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