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I don't believe all the comments pointing out that x^(x^...) converges only in a certain range are the best way to understand what's going on here. The way I se
by belovedeagle 12y ago
I don't believe all the comments pointing out that x^(x^...) converges only in a certain range are the best way to understand what's going on here. The way I see it, the "solve for x" puzzle really just serves to obscure the true reasoning used:
if y=sqrt(2)^y and z=sqrt(2)^z, then y=z.
When put like this, we can see that this is clearly false: solutions to the equation need not be equal any more than all zeros of a polynomial need be equal.
- j2kun 12y agoWell if you observe the tower power is an injective function then that just fixes everything :)