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From: robertm@dartvax.UUCP (Robert P. Munafo)
Newsgroups: net.math
Subject: A rather deceptive problem.
Message-ID: <464@dartvax.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 2-Dec-83 20:55:43 EST
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Posted: Fri Dec  2 20:55:43 1983
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   If it is given that  x^x = 2, is it possible to obtain an exact
expression for x which contains no variables?   ( Or, general case:
if x^x = y,  what is y in terms of x?
  
   No one here at Dartmouth has been able to solve this.  Is it 
unsolvable?
 
       Robert P. Munafo        ...|decvax|dartvax|robertm