Many square roots multiplied

Algebra Level 1

2018 2018 2018 = ? \sqrt{2018\sqrt{2018\sqrt{2018\sqrt\cdots}}} = \ ?


The answer is 2018.

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3 solutions

Sahar Bano
Apr 7, 2020

Let x= (√2018(√2018(√2018...)

=> x=√2018x

=> x=2018

@Sahar Bano , I have amended your problem question. No need to explain what \cdots is. It appears in many of the problems in Brilliant.org. You should try more problems by other members.

Chew-Seong Cheong - 1 year, 2 months ago

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Hi @Chew-Seong Cheong , can you share those kinds of problems, they are fun to solve. Thanks!

Mahdi Raza - 1 year, 1 month ago

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@Chew-Seong Cheong , I think you missed this comment, just a gentle reminder if this missed from your notification. Thanks in advance!

Mahdi Raza - 1 year ago

Yeah, I am having fun solving surds too haha, can you please share those problems, it'd be great @Chew-Seong Cheong

SRIJAN Singh - 1 week, 2 days ago
Mahdi Raza
Apr 19, 2020

x = 2018 2018 2018 x = 2018 2018 2018 x x = 2018 x x 2 = 2018 x x = 2018 [ x 0 ] \begin{aligned} x &= \sqrt{2018\sqrt{2018\sqrt{2018\sqrt{\ldots}}}} \\ x &= \sqrt{2018\underbrace{\sqrt{2018\sqrt{2018\sqrt{\ldots}}}}_{x}} \\ x &= \sqrt{2018x} \\ x^2 &= 2018x \\ x &= \boxed{2018} \quad [x \ne 0] \end{aligned}

Same reasoning! Nice question!

Vinayak Srivastava - 1 year ago

Let x x be the given number. Then

x = 2018 2018 2018 Squaring both sides x 2 = 2018 x Since x 0 x = 2018 \begin{aligned} x & = \sqrt{2018\sqrt{2018\sqrt{2018\sqrt \cdots}}} & \small \blue{\text{Squaring both sides}} \\ x^2 & = 2018x & \small \blue{\text{Since }x \ne 0} \\ \implies x & = \boxed{2018} \end{aligned}

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