A Famous Equation, x^2 = 2^x - Cleve Moler on Mathematics and Computing - MATLAB爱好者论坛-LabFans.com

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A recent episode of the popular YouTube channel "blackpenredpen" is about solutions to the famous equation

x^2 = 2^x

You should be able to see two solutions yourself, x = 2 and x = 4, because 2^2 = 2^2 and 4^2 = 2^4.

This post is about a third solution.

ContentsTwo graphs The negative solution Logarithm LambertW Many digits Fixed points Thanks CodeTwo graphsThe figure shows the graphs of x^2 and 2^x and

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poster 高级会员注册日期: 2019-11-21 帖子: 3,006 声望力: 66	A Famous Equation, x^2 = 2^x - Cleve Moler on Mathematics and Computing A recent episode of the popular YouTube channel "blackpenredpen" is about solutions to the famous equation x^2 = 2^x You should be able to see two solutions yourself, x = 2 and x = 4, because 2^2 = 2^2 and 4^2 = 2^4. This post is about a third solution. ContentsTwo graphs The negative solution Logarithm LambertW Many digits Fixed points Thanks CodeTwo graphsThe figure shows the graphs of x^2 and 2^x and ...read more >> More...