Find the constant!!!

Algebra Level 2

Find x x in four decimal places, if log e ( 1 x ) = x \log_e \left(\dfrac{1}{x}\right)=x .


The answer is 0.5671.

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2 solutions

Aaghaz Mahajan
Feb 6, 2019

x x is nothing but the Omega Constant .....

log e ( 1 x ) = x e log e ( 1 x ) = e x 1 x = e x x e x = 1 \log_e(\frac{1}{x})=x \implies e^{\log_e(\frac{1}{x})}=e^x \implies \frac{1}{x}=e^x \implies xe^x=1

By definition of the Lambert-W function : If x e x = n xe^x=n then x = W ( n ) x=W(n)

In this case x e x = 1 xe^x=1 so x = W ( 1 ) x=W(1) also known as Omega constant

Here is the approximation of the Omega constant up to fourth decimal digit: 0.5671 \boxed{\large{0.5671}}

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