SOLUTION: x^2=16^x

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Question 884387: x^2=16^x
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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y=x%5E2-16%5Ex
graph%28300%2C300%2C-5%2C5%2C-5%2C5%2Cx%5E2-16%5Ex%29
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I used Newton's method with
y=x%5E2-16%5Ex
dy%2Fdx=2x-log%28%2816%29%29%2A16%5Ex
and a starting value of x=-1
and within 6 iterations it converged to
x=-1%2F2