x x 5 = 5 x^{x^5} = 5

Algebra Level 4

If real x x satisfies the equation x x 5 = 5 \large x^{x^5} = 5 , what is the value of x 20 x^{20} ?


The answer is 625.

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3 solutions

Fidel Simanjuntak
Jan 16, 2017

We note that the possible value of x x is 5 5 \sqrt[5]{5} , so that the equation x x 5 = 5 x^{x^{5}} = 5 fulfilled.

Then, we have x 20 = ( 5 5 ) 20 = 5 4 = 625 . x^{20} = ( \sqrt[5]{5} ) ^{20} = 5^{4} = \boxed{625}.

Ayush Sharma
Jun 17, 2017

Hope you all can understand it

Zach Abueg
Jan 10, 2017

Observe that if x 5 = 5 x^5 = 5 , then we can rewrite x 5 x^5 as

x 5 = x x 5 = 5 x^5 = x^{x^5} = 5

x 20 = ( x 5 ) 4 = 5 4 = 625 x^{20} = (x^5)^4 = 5^4 = 625

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