Power rooting

Algebra Level 3

( ( 4 4 x x ) 4 x ) 4 x = 4 x \large \left( \left( \sqrt[x^x]{4^4} \right)^{4x} \right)^{4x} = 4^x

Find the real value of x x 1 x^{x - 1} satisfying the real equation above.


This is one part of the set Fun with exponents


The answer is 64.

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1 solution

Ashish Menon
Apr 30, 2016

( ( 4 4 x x ) 4 x ) 4 x = 4 x 4 4 × 1 x x × 4 x × 4 x = 4 x 4 64 x 2 x x = 4 x 4 64 x 2 x = 4 x Equating the powers : 64 x 2 x = x 64 = x x 2 x x 1 ( 2 x ) = 64 x 1 2 + x = 64 x x 1 = 64 \begin{aligned} \Large {\left({\left(\sqrt[x^x]{4^4}\right)}^{4x}\right)}^{4x} & = \Large 4^x\\ \\ \Large 4^{4 × \tfrac{1}{x^x} × 4x × 4x} & = \Large 4^x\\ \\ \Large 4^{\tfrac{64x^2}{x^x}} & = \Large 4^x\\ \\ \Large 4^{64x^{2 - x}} & = \Large 4^x\\ \\ \text{Equating the powers}:-\\ \large 64x^{2 - x} & = \large x\\ \\ \large 64 & = \Large \dfrac{x}{x^{2 - x}}\\ \\ \Large x^{1 - (2 - x)} & = \large 64\\ \\ \Large x^{1 - 2 + x} & = \large 64\\ \\ \Large x^{x - 1} & = \large \boxed{64} \end{aligned}

x^x-1 right? check the last step again.

Abhiram Rao - 5 years, 1 month ago

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Ee thanks for pointing out that small typo ;)

Ashish Menon - 5 years, 1 month ago

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NP. I'll do that for every problem of yours ;p

Abhiram Rao - 5 years, 1 month ago

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@Abhiram Rao Cunning and clever ;P

Ashish Menon - 5 years, 1 month ago

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@Ashish Menon Innocent and Childish ..me. But this one's a little easier.

Abhiram Rao - 5 years, 1 month ago

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@Abhiram Rao Cool and eccentric XD

Ashish Menon - 5 years, 1 month ago

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@Ashish Menon Post some based on Atomic Structure. They'll be interesting for sure.

Abhiram Rao - 5 years, 1 month ago

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@Abhiram Rao Sure, would work on it

Ashish Menon - 5 years, 1 month ago

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