(x)(x)(x)=(x)^x (-1)(-1)(-1)=(-1)^-1, both sides equal -1 (1)(1)(1)=(1)^1, both sides equal 1 (3)(3)(3)=(3)^3, both sides = 27 Note that 0 is NOT a solution since 0^0 is not defined. Note also that -3 is not a solution, since (-3)(-3)(-3) is -27, but (-3)^(-3) is -1/27. So the solution set is {-1, 1, 3} Edwin