10^x =
x^10.
Solution:
The function
has an obvious solution at x= 10 . But It has other solution than x =10. Let us
examine.
Let f(x) = 10^x -
x^10.
f(1) = 10^1 -1^10 = 9 >
0
f(2) = 10^2 -2^10 = 100 -1024 =
-924.
Therefore f(x) being a continuous and derivable
function f(x) = 0 has a solution in the interval (1 , 2) as it changes the sign for x=1
and x =2.
We can go for an iteration method and have a
solution for x.
When x =
1.371289,
10^x =23.51197 and x^10 =23.51202. So
f(x) < 0
when x=
1.371288
10^x = 23.51191 and x^10 = 23.51185 . Here
f(x) > 0.
So clearly there is a solution for x in
between 1.371288 and 1.371289 where f(x) change the sign.
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