Suppose:

𝑥𝑥 𝑥
…2017 2017
𝑥 = −
𝑥

𝑥 4036
Find
20172

Solution:
Since the equation mentioned above involves an infinite power tower we can minimize it. Doing
so we get:
2017
𝑥 2017 = −
𝑥
2017
Since − = −2017(𝑥 −1 ), we get:
𝑥

𝑥 2017 = −2017(𝑥 −1 )
Multiplying both sides by x we get:
𝑥 2018 = −2017
Taking the 2018th root of both sides we get:
1
𝑥 = (−2017)2018

𝑥 4036
To find
20172
, we plug in x.
1 4036
(2018)
(−2017) (−2017)2 20172
= = =1
20172 20172 20172

𝑥𝑥 𝑥
…2017 2017 𝑥 4036
Therefore, in the equation: 𝑥 = − , = 1.
𝑥 20172