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silence
Sep9-03, 04:00 PM
i can solve x^x but adding this new x just confuses me any help will do, X^x^x

Lonewolf
Sep9-03, 04:28 PM
Do you mean (x^x)^x or x^(x^x)? I'm assuming the former.

silence
Sep9-03, 04:35 PM
sorry i meant x^(x^x)

Lonewolf
Sep9-03, 04:49 PM
Glad you picked that one. Get something like ln(y) = xxln(x) and use the product rule. Don't forget you already know d(xx)/dx [;)]

silence
Sep9-03, 04:58 PM
wow i never noticed that i was doing it a long way which would have come out wrong anyways. thanks for the help