An easy algebra problem is, given Y=X^2 (Y equals X squared) solve for X. The answer, as any modern Major General knows, is: X= +/- Y^.5 (X equals plus or minus the square root of Y).
So, can any math major out there tell me why this simple equation has no solution for X as a function of Y? Y=X^X. I've played around with it for years but get no where.
So, can any math major out there tell me why this simple equation has no solution for X as a function of Y? Y=X^X. I've played around with it for years but get no where.