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Let's solve this problem in general, for n > 0 .
A = n n n n …
Then:
A = n A
A 2 = n A
This yields us A = 0 (extraneous solution, as it is easy to see, that A > 0)
and A = n (correct solution).
In our case n=9, hence our answer should be: 9