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EXERCISE 1.3 · Q149

Q.If y=xxx⋯∞y=x^{x^{x^{\cdots\infty}}}, show dydx=y2x(1−log⁡y)\dfrac{dy}{dx}=\dfrac{y^2}{x(1-\log y)}.

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Given y=xxx⋯∞y=x^{x^{x^{\cdots\infty}}}.

Step 1 — use self-similarity of the infinite tower. The exponent on xx is the same infinite tower, i.e. yy itself:

y=xyy=x^y

Step 2 — take log of both sides:

log⁡y=ylog⁡x\log y=y\log x

Step 3 — differentiate implicitly:

1ydydx=dydxlog⁡x+y⋅1x\frac{1}{y}\frac{dy}{dx}=\frac{dy}{dx}\log x+y\cdot\frac1x

Step 4 — collect dy/dxdy/dx terms:

dydx(1y−log⁡x)=yx\frac{dy}{dx}\left(\frac1y-\log x\right)=\frac{y}{x}

dydx⋅1−ylog⁡xy=yx\frac{dy}{dx}\cdot\frac{1-y\log x}{y}=\frac{y}{x} …

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