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无限幂塔等于 2,求底数 x

Infinite Sequence

专题
Brainteaser / 脑筋急转弯
难度
L4

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考虑无限幂塔

xxx=2.x^{x^{x^{\cdot\cdot\cdot}}}=2.

y=xyy=x^y

xx

Consider the infinite power tower xxx.......x^{x^{x^\cdot.......}} = 2, and suppose y=xyy = x^y. Solve for xx. (A puzzle often posed as: "If xx to the power of xx to the power of xx... equals 2, what is xx?")

解析

令幂塔的值为 yy,则 y=xyy=x^y

已知 y=2y=2,因此 2=x22=x^2,解得

x=2.x=\sqrt{2}.

(并且该 xx 满足幂塔收敛条件。)


Original Explanation

The value is x=2.x = \sqrt{2}.
Reasoning: Let the infinite tower be xxx=2x^{x^{x^\dots}}=2. If we denote xy=yx^y = y with y=2y=2, then x=2x = \sqrt{2}.