If #x^(x^4) = 4#, then #x^(x^2) + x^(x^8)# will be equal to what?
1 Answer
Nov 16, 2016
Explanation:
In general equations of the form
#sqrt(2)^(sqrt(2)^4) = sqrt(2)^4 = 4#
So
Then we find:
#sqrt(2)^(sqrt(2)^2) + sqrt(2)^(sqrt(2)^8) = sqrt(2)^2 + sqrt(2)^16 = 2+256 = 258#
Footnote
Concerning the "guessing", notice that if:
#x^a = a#
then:
#x^(x^a) = x^a = a" "# too.
So in general,