Comparing huge numbers!

Algebra Level 1

9 9 e 101 10 1 e 99 \Large {99^{e^{101}} \quad \square \quad 101^{e^{99}}}

Which of the following represents the order relation of the above two huge numbers?

Solve this problem without any computational assistance.

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Consider 9 9 e 101 10 1 e 99 = ln ( 9 9 e 101 ) ln ( 10 1 e 99 ) = e 101 ln 99 e 99 ln 101 = e 99 e 2 ln 99 e 99 ln 101 = e 2 ln 99 ln 101 < e 2 ln 99 ln 99 = e 2 > 1 9 9 e 101 > 10 1 e 99 \begin{aligned} \text{Consider } \frac{99^{e^{101}}}{101^{e^{99}}} & = \frac{\ln (99^{e^{101}})}{\ln (101^{e^{99}})} =\frac{e^{101} \ln 99}{e^{99} \ln 101} = \frac{e^{99}e^2 \ln 99}{e^{99} \ln 101} = \frac{e^{2} \ln 99}{\ln 101} < \frac{e^{2} \ln 99}{\ln 99} = e^{2} > 1 \\ \Rightarrow 99^{e^{101}} & \boxed{>} \space 101^{e^{99}} \end{aligned}

What does e^101 In99 mean? How did you proceed?

Debmeet Banerjee - 5 years, 7 months ago

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I have added a step before it. Can you understand it now? ln x = log e x \ln{x} = \log_e {x} is the natural logarithm or logarithm to the base e e of x x .

Chew-Seong Cheong - 5 years, 7 months ago

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Oh oh!! Thank you so much. Yes it makes sense to me now

Debmeet Banerjee - 5 years, 7 months ago

If you do: 101/99 > 1 => (101)^e^99 / 99^e^99 >1^e^99 => (101)^e^99 >99^e^99 What is wrong? Someone can help?

Thiago Matheus Bruno - 5 years, 7 months ago

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You are comparing with 9 9 e 99 99^{e^{\color{#D61F06}{99}}} and not 9 9 e 101 99^{e^{\color{#3D99F6}{101}}} .

Chew-Seong Cheong - 5 years, 7 months ago
Shaurya Gupta
Nov 11, 2015

Consider f ( x ) = e x ln x f(x) = e^{-x}\ln{x} . This function is definitely decreasing in [ e , ] [e,\infty ] . So f ( 99 ) > f ( 101 ) f(99) > f(101)

If two numbers are subtracted and the difference is positive, a b > 0 a - b > 0 , then the smaller number was subtracted from the larger, a > b a > b . Taking the natural log of both yields e 101 × l n ( 99 ) e^{101} \times ln(99) and e 99 × l n ( 101 ) e^{99} \times ln(101) using an equail sign as a placeholder. Dividing e 99 e^{99} from both gives us e 2 × l n ( 99 ) e^{2} \times ln(99) and l n ( 101 ) ln(101) By subtracting, we get e 2 l n ( 99 ) l n ( 101 ) e^{2} ln(99) - ln(101) which is a positive number. Therefore, e 101 × l n ( 99 ) > e 99 × l n ( 101 ) e^{101} \times ln(99) > e^{99} \times ln(101) which gives us 9 9 e 101 > 10 1 e 99 \boxed{99^{e^{101}} > 101^{e^{99}}} .

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