[SOLVED] Solving a variable raised to itself

I am trying to solve for k and i get to the step:

2^n=k^k

How do i deal with k raised to itself....its driving me nuts

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Originally Posted by JesseHackett

I am trying to solve for k and i get to the step:

2^n=k^k

How do i deal with k raised to itself....its driving me nuts

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Solving for k, we take the square root of both sides:





EDIT: I just saw you had k raised to itself, and not 2. Disregard my post.

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Originally Posted by JesseHackett

I am trying to solve for k and i get to the step:

2^n=k^k

How do i deal with k raised to itself....its driving me nuts

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Answered in this thrread: http://www.mathhelpforum.com/math-he...ed-itself.html