How can I solve for x where $10^{10000} = x^x$

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I hope this is not too elementary a question to post on here. If so, apologies.
I'm stumped how I would solve for x where $10^{10000} = x^x$. Thanks!

Using common logarithm on both sides gives $10000 = x\log_{10} x$ But nothing more came to my mind. — quapka, Nov 24 '14 at 19:07

score 6 · Accepted Answer · answered Nov 24 '14 at 19:03

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You can express the solution using Lambert's W function, but in practice you'd find it numerically. Take logs on both sides to get $$ 10000 = x \log_{10}(x) $$ and use bisection or Newton-Raphson to approximate the solution.

answered Nov 24 '14 at 19:03

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How can I solve for x where $10^{10000} = x^x$

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