SOLUTION: a to the b power = b but a can not equal b what is the value of a and b?

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Question 965491: a to the b power = b
but a can not equal b
what is the value of a and b?
Answer by Edwin McCravy(20060) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!

There are infinitely many solutions.  The simplest one is

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Another is:

matrix%282%2C2%2C%22%22%2C%22%22%2C%0D%0A%0D%0A%281%2F27%29%5E%281%2F3%29=%22%22%2C1%2F3%29

Or any case of



There are infinitely many irrational solutions as well.

Edwin

Edwin