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  • @shouryasingh1422
    @shouryasingh1422 2 ปีที่แล้ว +48212

    You can solve this question easily by jus looking at the options

    • @anca2348
      @anca2348 2 ปีที่แล้ว +124

      @@timherrmann4168 what are the options?

    • @anca2348
      @anca2348 2 ปีที่แล้ว +336

      @@timherrmann4168 did you already forget your first comment?
      I'll refresh your memory
      You wrote" what is 40^40"
      (Which is irrelevant when OP stated "you can solve this equation easily by just looking at the options-you wrote another problem without giving any options rendering your original comment redundant) I was offering you an opportunity to correct your initial mistake (or you're just aimlessly posting the equation because you don't know how to solve)

    • @anca2348
      @anca2348 2 ปีที่แล้ว +84

      @@timherrmann4168 what specifically made you think "I didn't think for even a second before writing". I wrote so much because it seemed you forgot what was previously typed in the thread. Writing another equation with no context is hardly a viable way of proving a point. One cant easily deduce that in the context of OP's original comment you were implying "way too large to approximate in your head". With that being said my original comment of "what are the options" went over you're head so can I assume based off your reasoning you also don't think for a second before writing?

    • @-.--Y..-U...S..-U..-.F
      @-.--Y..-U...S..-U..-.F 2 ปีที่แล้ว +222

      @@timherrmann4168 you are wrong. 40 is equal to 2×2×2×5. So that means if this answer is correct; then the right side of the equation also must have both 2 and 5 multipliers. But it doesn't have.
      So you can eliminate all options that has any other multiplier aside from 2. (Non-Prime numbers doesnt count)

    • @anca2348
      @anca2348 2 ปีที่แล้ว +92

      @@timherrmann4168 lol OK champ whatever you say.
      "NEVER ARGUE WITH STUPID PEOPLE. THEY WILL DRAG YOU DOWN TO THEIR LEVEL AND BEAT YOU WITH EXPERIENCE.”

  • @mrguy7582
    @mrguy7582 ปีที่แล้ว +13429

    Engineeeing students: “alright I have 4 options to plug into my scientific calculator”

    • @jamazing9628
      @jamazing9628 ปีที่แล้ว +67

      😂😊

    • @SiddharthRaiyani
      @SiddharthRaiyani ปีที่แล้ว +184

      Calculator are generally banned in exam.

    • @sattickchanda8245
      @sattickchanda8245 ปีที่แล้ว +928

      @@SiddharthRaiyani not for engineering students

    • @Natertot.
      @Natertot. ปีที่แล้ว +239

      @@SiddharthRaiyani for algebra and below most likely anything harder than algebra and you better let me have my calculator but tbh the question is extremely easy

    • @peytondeaton6272
      @peytondeaton6272 ปีที่แล้ว +88

      @@sattickchanda8245 Disagree, i had to take engineering calculus I, II, and III in college all without a calculator. I also wasn’t allowed to use it for Differential Equations. Thankfully I was permitted to use a calculator for Numerical Methods though.

  • @maddsdadancer8815
    @maddsdadancer8815 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +340

    when the game 2048 from 2016 comes in clutch 😂

    • @LyrelGaming
      @LyrelGaming 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

      You guys don't know about powers of 2 used in binary in programming.
      Thats where I learnt the sequence lol

  • @glixiorness7619
    @glixiorness7619 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +66

    only when you teach with joy ,it becomes true education and you sir have done that very well on point~

    • @nm628679c
      @nm628679c หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      It's a form of rhythm with keys that unlock.

  • @MynameisS_A
    @MynameisS_A ปีที่แล้ว +6522

    Bro had to include that 69420 in there 💀

    • @rheacahilog4315
      @rheacahilog4315 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +63

      Blud really has some dirty thoughts there 💀

    • @s1lkks
      @s1lkks 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

      He did not even do that, wytb 💀

    • @MynameisS_A
      @MynameisS_A 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +20

      @@s1lkks look at the E) option of the question.

    • @DrDeuteron
      @DrDeuteron 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      total Dr Evil move.

    • @joseleonido3479
      @joseleonido3479 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Yea just pls 😂

  • @thetf8142
    @thetf8142 ปีที่แล้ว +8605

    “I don’t believe you, it’s 69,420”

    • @Odinh
      @Odinh ปีที่แล้ว +81

      Its not, it nears infinity

    • @TheDovahBorn
      @TheDovahBorn ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@Odinh funny thing about infinity. The tier-3 Illions (which are like 2 to the trillionth power). Are closer to 0 than they ever will be to infinity

    • @yanshuf2151
      @yanshuf2151 ปีที่แล้ว +208

      @@Odinh nothing is jear infinity also the guy who wrote it was Joking

    • @toiletop6928
      @toiletop6928 ปีที่แล้ว +96

      @@Odinh how tf can something near infinity

    • @orangefruit8068
      @orangefruit8068 ปีที่แล้ว

      lol

  • @Gr33nJiN
    @Gr33nJiN 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +50

    When you see the ram and you know it's 256

  • @99dlagudrb
    @99dlagudrb 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +24

    이런거 보면 아이디어라는게 얼마나 중요한지, 그리고 지능과 직관이라는게 얼마나 연관되어 있는지, 그리고 훈련된 창의력이라는게 존재하는지 등등을 알 수 있음..

  • @emanon9642
    @emanon9642 ปีที่แล้ว +1561

    As an engineer, I would have used method engineers know very well about, eliminate options, guess, and hope it is the right answer. So thank you for showing the process.

    • @deadmxss
      @deadmxss ปีที่แล้ว +44

      As an engineer, I agree 😂

    • @jaimeduncan6167
      @jaimeduncan6167 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      You don’t have to hope , just remove the Teo options with a 10 on it because s the number on the right does not have a 10 as a factor , 8 is too small done , zero calculations

    • @zappyapp
      @zappyapp ปีที่แล้ว +14

      "Write down your thought process and how you got your answer"

    • @Christopher._M
      @Christopher._M ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Hahaha

    • @cualquiera5187
      @cualquiera5187 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Guess i'm an engineer

  • @un_know_n
    @un_know_n 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6538

    Sneaky way to put that 69420 🤣

    • @mza3544
      @mza3544 ปีที่แล้ว +144

      Of all the things that just happened, THAT is what you paid attention to?😆📸📸

    • @militantpacifist4087
      @militantpacifist4087 ปีที่แล้ว +70

      He only learned math just to put 69420.

    • @natevanderw
      @natevanderw ปีที่แล้ว +7

      This. This is thecway

    • @DeeJayram0s
      @DeeJayram0s ปีที่แล้ว +9

      We all need something to help us concentrate 😂

    • @doghie
      @doghie ปีที่แล้ว +18

      I didn't saw that until you've mentioned it. lol

  • @sharq7275
    @sharq7275 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I solved it within a blink of an eye

  • @cassandraclark7359
    @cassandraclark7359 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    This is one of those questions that it's intuitive as hell to answer.

  • @jumienbk6658
    @jumienbk6658 ปีที่แล้ว +485

    Bro where the hell were you all these years... I graduated then TH-cam started recommending you. What a f*cking life

    • @GuinessOriginal
      @GuinessOriginal ปีที่แล้ว +18

      You didn’t think to search it?

    • @jiaxihao1847
      @jiaxihao1847 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Honstly kind of sounded like my life, but hey I'm also kinda also just riding on everything perfectly and missing everything at the same time... XD

    • @kartiksingh5307
      @kartiksingh5307 ปีที่แล้ว

      Same 🥺

    • @JediHan
      @JediHan ปีที่แล้ว

      Same 😣

  • @carlosmuniz7467
    @carlosmuniz7467 ปีที่แล้ว +6181

    Logarithms were invented in 1614
    People in 1613:

    • @vertun14
      @vertun14 ปีที่แล้ว +238

      Where do you use logarithm here?

    • @carlosmuniz7467
      @carlosmuniz7467 ปีที่แล้ว +94

      @@vertun14 idk, i ain't seen exponential equations yet

    • @vertun14
      @vertun14 ปีที่แล้ว +903

      @@carlosmuniz7467 well why did you comment that when you do not even know how to use logarithm here?

    • @carlosmuniz7467
      @carlosmuniz7467 ปีที่แล้ว +77

      @@vertun14 Take the log of both sides with base 2? At least that's what ChatGPT told me

    • @zeno8237
      @zeno8237 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      😂😂😂

  • @stephenindc9102
    @stephenindc9102 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    Math can be magic.

  • @user-ou2ot6co9o
    @user-ou2ot6co9o 13 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    OMG. this is so helpful. I like this kind of shorts so much

  • @incrediblyepicgamer8995
    @incrediblyepicgamer8995 ปีที่แล้ว +1458

    it’s one of those questions that seems hard when you look at it but are extremely easy when you do it

    • @DFWJon
      @DFWJon ปีที่แล้ว +23

      It’s also one of those questions that you will NEVER EVER run across, outside the classroom, in this thing we call LIFE!!! 😂😂😂💯💯💯

    • @Darthquackius
      @Darthquackius ปีที่แล้ว +11

      didn't seem hard when I looked at it.
      it had to be a power of two and 8 was too low so... 256

    • @ikosaheadrom
      @ikosaheadrom ปีที่แล้ว

      The way he answerd was wrong

    • @tryingtomakeanamebelike7245
      @tryingtomakeanamebelike7245 ปีที่แล้ว

      Fr

    • @aguy481
      @aguy481 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      @@DFWJon you're literally living in world explained by math

  • @TheJustVillain
    @TheJustVillain ปีที่แล้ว +1465

    My procrastination knows no bounds, I’ll end up studying Astro physics before I finish my course

    • @shaykirby5910
      @shaykirby5910 ปีที่แล้ว +39

      Got a fluids exam tommorow and idk what I'm doing here

    • @Cobalt_11
      @Cobalt_11 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      @@shaykirby5910rlly learn Reynolds transport theorem that shit will carry you

    • @Lilly-Lilac
      @Lilly-Lilac ปีที่แล้ว +2

      No bounds? How will you solve for your unknowns?

    • @shaykirby5910
      @shaykirby5910 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@Cobalt_11 we had midterm 1 it was about hydrostatic forces mostly, but I'll keep that in mind!!

    • @manumudgal4988
      @manumudgal4988 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      On a positive note. At least you are not wasting time watching other things like random animal videos

  • @epsi
    @epsi 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Two of the answers involve a multiple of 10, which can only be created by multiplying 2 and 5.
    We are only ever multiplying by 2 on the right side (2^x = 2•2•2•...), precluding those two options.
    2^n≠0, when n is an integer, leaving only 8 and 256.
    8^8 = (2^3)^8 = 2^24
    256 is the only remaining option.

    • @JeanVlogDandamme
      @JeanVlogDandamme หลายเดือนก่อน

      I always loved these kind of "work smarter, not harder" answers in math !

  • @SigmaLegend69
    @SigmaLegend69 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    I remember this exact question in some point during my childhood.

  • @thegamer7537
    @thegamer7537 ปีที่แล้ว +870

    For me, seeing that 2048 is 2 to the 11th power and then seeing the relations between the number 256 and 2048 was enough to confidently say that D was the correct answer.

    • @artemisolympian6318
      @artemisolympian6318 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      Pshh E is clear correct answer

    • @TheKinglyWay
      @TheKinglyWay ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Nerd

    • @Astryder
      @Astryder ปีที่แล้ว +9

      ​@@TheKinglyWay "nerd" 🤓

    • @ruiiios
      @ruiiios ปีที่แล้ว +8

      ​@@TheKinglyWaycool nerd

    • @saanvimehra5191
      @saanvimehra5191 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      The ans is A…idk what everyone is talking abt
      😆

  • @GameCyborgCh
    @GameCyborgCh ปีที่แล้ว +342

    you could also do this by deducing that 0^0 is 1, 8^8 would be way too small, 40^40 and 69420^69420 (69420 would be too large aswell) don't have anything to do with a power of 2 so the only thing left is 256^256

    • @tmsuhanthan2484
      @tmsuhanthan2484 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      40 and 69420 are multiple of 5 so easy cross out. 8^8 isn't that large considering 2^1024. So easy win

    • @ThatisnotHair
      @ThatisnotHair ปีที่แล้ว +17

      0⁰ is not 1 lol

    • @GameCyborgCh
      @GameCyborgCh ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@ThatisnotHair does it matter? it would be either 1 or 0 so either way the result would be too small. Since it's undefined it isn't the correct answer

    • @thinkabout8469
      @thinkabout8469 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@ThatisnotHair it is
      Anything to the power of 0 is 1

    • @MikePerryLegit
      @MikePerryLegit ปีที่แล้ว

      What dumbass countries have multiple choice maths tests anyway, they should just give you a box below the question for your work.

  • @priyanshusinha375
    @priyanshusinha375 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    An algebraic approach to this problem will be:
    2^2048=2^(2^m x 2^n) [Since, a^p x a^q= a^(p+q)]
    Therefore, m+n=11 [Since,2^11=2048]
    Now, 2^(2^m x 2^n)={2^(2^m)}^(2^n)
    From the Q. 2^(2^m)=(2^n)=x
    Taking log the the base 2 both sides,
    (2^m)=n
    We can observe that 2^3=8 & 3+8=11
    Therefore,m=3 & n=8
    Hence, x=2^n=2^8=256
    Note: You can alwys solve by the traditional methods but this is the one that first came to my mind.

    • @callmedeno
      @callmedeno หลายเดือนก่อน

      I know it's not directly related, but I'm curious, if rules of exponents state (a^b)^c = a^(bc) then if I had something like (2^x)^x it makes sense it should be 2^(x^2), but this seems wrong. hmm if I took (x^x) and raised 2 to that power, what is the standard symbolic difference between 2^(x^x) and (2^x)^x? Exponents are often written without parens, what are the implied parentheses in this case?

    • @priyanshusinha375
      @priyanshusinha375 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@callmedeno In such cases, it's better to take a simple example. If you take x=3.
      2^(x^x)= 2^27
      Whereas
      (2^x)^x=8^3=2^9
      So, it is not the same.

    • @callmedeno
      @callmedeno หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@priyanshusinha375 Ah sometimes even now I forget to just put in numbers... thanks

  • @vijayshankar1180
    @vijayshankar1180 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    man we can use logarithm to solve it as we can use Charachtersic of log( log of 256^256 to the base 10 has 616 as a chracterstic and log of2^ 2048 also has 616 as Charachtersric) it is in 11 math for jee aspirants btw is is one of the easiest questions

  • @Linkario86
    @Linkario86 ปีที่แล้ว +390

    My CS Degree taught me that it has to be 256 without needing to calculate anything

    • @riksarkar4343
      @riksarkar4343 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      That the number you know because you have been taught but a person who is doing it for first tim need to do this process and also it's a proof that 256 is tha answer

    • @Greenway950
      @Greenway950 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Yes bro

    • @zwatchxd9175
      @zwatchxd9175 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      @@riksarkar4343 not really, with just guessing and logic its quite easy to get the answer. A and B is too small, C is not in the 2^x (like 2, 4, 8, 16, etc.) and E is just absurd

    • @azmard4865
      @azmard4865 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      ​@@zwatchxd9175 no wonder maths was grounded from logic hehe

    • @SomeCowguy
      @SomeCowguy ปีที่แล้ว +1

      ​@@riksarkar4343 not really, D is the only logical answer

  • @Tpecroe
    @Tpecroe ปีที่แล้ว +121

    I really appreciate the lessons on practical math.

  • @fourien937
    @fourien937 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Keep it up love this

  • @surival
    @surival 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    This is honestly helpful. Im very slow and making stuff slower is helpful.

  • @hat-desu
    @hat-desu ปีที่แล้ว +51

    I knew it would be much faster simply plugging in all the answers until it was right, but I found it much more satisfying to generalize the solution mathematically rather than simply guess. I started with a system of equations:
    x^x=(2^a)^b where ab=2048 and 2^a=b
    The end solution here would of course be "b", and "a" is some unknown introduced with the intent to be solved out. Knowing 2048 is 2^11, putting "a" in an assumed form of 2^c you can work through it to form
    2^(2^c+c)=2^11
    which simplifies to 2^c+c=11, and you can easily see that c=3. Plugging all the way back up you get a=8 and b=2^a=2^8=256

    • @CouchPotator
      @CouchPotator ปีที่แล้ว

      A much better answer than the video!

  • @sicko5821
    @sicko5821 ปีที่แล้ว +150

    I honestly just put natural log on both sides and do the lambert W function, never knew ur solution is unique and easier💀💀

    • @epikherolol8189
      @epikherolol8189 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Yea we didn't do these types of questions yet NOR the Lambert whatever thingy function u are talking about

    • @sarthakmehrishi3375
      @sarthakmehrishi3375 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Such questions can be solved easily by logarithm
      It would be easier if an inequality was mentioned
      So we would just use Jensen inequality
      Piece of cake ques

    • @sicko5821
      @sicko5821 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@epikherolol8189 I mean usually when I see x^x complicated equation my first initial thought was just put ln(x) in both sides and work my way to make it as x*e^x so I can put the Lambert W function

    • @epikherolol8189
      @epikherolol8189 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@sicko5821 what is the Lambert function tho??
      I understood the natural log on both sides but what is Lambert function??

    • @sicko5821
      @sicko5821 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@epikherolol8189 it is an inverse function for x*e^x, it is also called the product log
      Bprp made a good vid about it

  • @kadian299
    @kadian299 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I swear to god sometimes I think your trolling is and then I actually follow the math and it checks out.

  • @EasyMathSteps-SolveItEasy
    @EasyMathSteps-SolveItEasy 13 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Great explanation! Now looks easy! :)

  • @numbers1backup789
    @numbers1backup789 ปีที่แล้ว +249

    Meanwhile The kindergarten kids in China and India be like: give us tough problems.

    • @fhb7088
      @fhb7088 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      Exactly, this is too easy

    • @numbers1backup789
      @numbers1backup789 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      @@FullmoonFoxx I was talking about math skill and not government's policy making....poverty elimination doesn't depend on individual skill alone....whereas individual skill is personal....and it is precisely to escape poverty many students work extra hard to excel at math and science in India....and many have escaped poverty as a result.

    • @moshe4696
      @moshe4696 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      This question isn't hard at all. It can't be 0 or 69420 obviously, so it must be 40 or 256, and considering 256 is a power of two, it's pretty clear what the answer is

    • @army_x7849
      @army_x7849 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Don’t forget Asia aswell.

    • @moshe4696
      @moshe4696 ปีที่แล้ว +34

      @@army_x7849 bruh India and china are in Asia

  • @creativewittyname6649
    @creativewittyname6649 ปีที่แล้ว +248

    I instantly started crying when you started going down the list. I was like “WHERE DID HE GET THOSE BUMBERS FROM”

    • @OfficiallyChris
      @OfficiallyChris ปีที่แล้ว +17

      Bumbers

    • @yassarwar9161
      @yassarwar9161 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      He divided the numbers by 2 to get its half.

    • @HiBye-zt8ey
      @HiBye-zt8ey ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@yassarwar9161 Oh Thxs i now understand how he got that number. I would have just but E

    • @luqmaanhay4957
      @luqmaanhay4957 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      what is a bumber

  • @RyabThatBaconGuy
    @RyabThatBaconGuy 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I wish you existed when I was in highschool man. You’re great a teaching this stuff!

  • @ASMRAffirmationsASMR
    @ASMRAffirmationsASMR 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Can’t believe I could keep up with this. Makes it very understandable xox

  • @kassokilleri2ff
    @kassokilleri2ff ปีที่แล้ว +205

    I remember taking the SAT and not knowing any of the math.
    So I just reverse engineered the problems using the options given and figured out how to do it that way.
    Then, when I started classes, they put me right into algebra 2. But in reality, I needed to be in pre-algebra cuz I never learned it before.
    Still passed the class but I had to go to tutoring every day because I didn't know the basic shit.

    • @pearlsswine
      @pearlsswine ปีที่แล้ว +17

      Lol "reverse engineered".

    • @bolson42
      @bolson42 ปีที่แล้ว +33

      You… you took the SAT without taking algebra 2? What the hell is wrong with the American education system.

    • @amoldivo
      @amoldivo ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Passed my highschool psychics and some chemistry, by using reversed calculation, but wasn't multiple choices, I used the notations and knowing the relations, I knew how to get the formulas to calculate the process and get the answers! I don't like to memorize every different formulas, only memorized the main formulas which can derive into others 🤧😆 and I was one of the few who passed the tests without retaking ( 7 people out of 26 students at that time if my memory isn't trolling me 🤷😂)

    • @ultimateman9025
      @ultimateman9025 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@bolson42 I took the SAT halfway through calculus
      What course youre taking depends on your skill and you can take the SAT at any age

    • @ninthseeker2541
      @ninthseeker2541 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@pearlsswine What's the problem with that?

  • @averagecornenjoyer6348
    @averagecornenjoyer6348 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    for any
    x^x = z
    equation,
    x = e^W_k(log z)
    or equivalently
    x = e^W_k(ln |z| + i(θ + 2nπ),
    and for any
    x^x = 2^b
    equation,
    x = e^W_k(b/log 2)
    or equivalently
    x = e^W_k(b/(ln 2 + 2nπi))
    where W_k is any branch of the Lambert W function/product log and n is any integer, and θ is the argument/angle of the possibly complex number z or b, this means there are not only infinite possible values due to infinitely many multiples of 2πi, but also due to the infinitely many branches of the product log, also it's pretty rare to find an equation of that type with an integer solution. Note that you have a real solution to the equation only for any b/log 2 greater than or equal to -1/e.
    the way you solved the equation though, that's not how you solve equations and if it were different by one unit the method wouldn't hold

    • @mrchickinman9984
      @mrchickinman9984 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      …or just plug in the options until something works

    • @antilegion1001
      @antilegion1001 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      That's a really long and hard to understand way of saying what I came here to say, it wouldn't work with one number higher or lower, nice job

  • @AstronautMan_
    @AstronautMan_ 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Borat: "Very nice."

  • @divyamkhandelwal3736
    @divyamkhandelwal3736 ปีที่แล้ว +182

    Never solve a question in a straight way use the options
    - Wise Man

  • @Blank.b2k
    @Blank.b2k ปีที่แล้ว +17

    " _I didn't solve it but what I thought was the correct option_ "

  • @PorkShark
    @PorkShark 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    You can solve this in 2 sec by using process of elimination. Ofc it's not 69420 cuz its a meme and 256 is the only other large number that's an exponent of 2

  • @jarodlokrantz8655
    @jarodlokrantz8655 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    This works because 2048 itself is a power of 2 which is the overall base. This does not work for all bases and exponents

    • @carultch
      @carultch 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      You can't even solve this with a standard scientific calculator, other than by trial and error, without a special case given.
      The general solution to:
      x^x = A
      is:
      x = ln(A)/LambertW(ln(A))
      Since there is no LambertW function on standard scientific calculators, you'd need a very advanced calculator to solve this one. Either that, or the know-how to program the details of LambertW.

  • @microcolonel
    @microcolonel ปีที่แล้ว +15

    Me, being a software developer: yeah it's 256.

    • @itsabovemenow1016
      @itsabovemenow1016 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I tutor some kids in coding. I’m going to hand this them and see which one of them realizes it’s four lines with a DO-LOOP UNTIL

  • @stampinturtles
    @stampinturtles ปีที่แล้ว +167

    Math is actually really cool. Too bad teachers aren’t teaching it that way.

    • @gtrecc5454
      @gtrecc5454 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      You would like them to teach power of a power this way? Lol

    • @nitinshivgan4626
      @nitinshivgan4626 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Please watch nv sir lectures.. his teaching will meet your expectations

    • @firehalf2935
      @firehalf2935 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Who are you to comment on the way teachers teach their lessons?

    • @kaisicle
      @kaisicle 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      @@firehalf2935 its not about how teachers teach, its about if they even teach. At my school most of the teachers don't try at all and I have to rely on the internet and textbooks to teach me most of the material.

    • @ifirespondiamstupid7750
      @ifirespondiamstupid7750 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@kaisiclelmao maybe talk to your classmates who annoy, berate and humiliate your teacher daily. Then they might not hate their jobs everyday 😂😂😂

  • @mrmuffin2274
    @mrmuffin2274 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    This guy is going to be so excited when he joins the working world and learns about matlab

  • @Bionic8J
    @Bionic8J 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Hey man, i was talking about taking math as a hobby once again and youve been helping me out, thank you!

  • @36cowboysintotalatramranch
    @36cowboysintotalatramranch ปีที่แล้ว +35

    Multiple choice would just lead me immediately to the 256 because the other options are either not powers of two or too small in the case of 8

  • @jakemcgoldrick3552
    @jakemcgoldrick3552 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    This is definitely not the kind of problem you’d ever see as a multiple choice problem

    • @rudolfsidhu
      @rudolfsidhu ปีที่แล้ว +1

      You do see this type in A-levels or K12 Math but yep the options are SO badly chosen in the first place it’s a no-brainer

  • @thegassyplay-0-971
    @thegassyplay-0-971 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +16

    Wish I had him as my tutor during highschool

    • @dyzphoriia
      @dyzphoriia 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      no you don't

  • @SingerSage
    @SingerSage 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    For any solution, could you use Lambert W function?
    i.e. When x^x = 69, Rewrite as: x * e^-(ln(69) / x) = 1
    Let ln(69) / x = α, While ln(69) / α = x: (ln(69) / α) * e^-α = 1
    Implied Lambert form: α * e^α = ln(69)
    Define Lambert W function: W(n) * e^W(n) = n
    Return α = W(ln(69))
    So, x = ln(69) / W(ln(69))

    • @carultch
      @carultch 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      What does W stand for, in the name of the LambertW function?

  • @TeddyFitz
    @TeddyFitz ปีที่แล้ว +41

    2048 * ln(2) must be around 256 * ln(256). That's how I did it

    • @goldenbs3018
      @goldenbs3018 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yeah , same , I use ln and exp

    • @janverhave
      @janverhave 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Indeed,ln(256) = 8ln(2)

  • @Yehitsknu
    @Yehitsknu ปีที่แล้ว +18

    They always told me “when in doubt, c’s the route”. Nailed it again!

    • @capteagle9
      @capteagle9 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Check again

    • @eoungbyul378
      @eoungbyul378 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      But it was D.

    • @Yehitsknu
      @Yehitsknu ปีที่แล้ว

      @@eoungbyul378 😂😂😂😂

  • @carmelo6063
    @carmelo6063 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    this is not hard but i appreciate ur work. people on the internet should produce more useful content like this.

  • @abeonthehill166
    @abeonthehill166 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thanks for sharing Man !

  • @JstAnotherUTuber
    @JstAnotherUTuber ปีที่แล้ว +4

    It looks scary at first, but your explanation makes it easier to digest and eventually not scary at all.

  • @priyankarawat9997
    @priyankarawat9997 ปีที่แล้ว +145

    It can easily be done by considering the unit values of RHS and LHS

    • @_vpnair
      @_vpnair ปีที่แล้ว

      💯

    • @nothingSpecial5680
      @nothingSpecial5680 ปีที่แล้ว

      Indian science student are laughing after seeing this question .kash aise questions jee advance me aa jate💀💀

    • @divineflu34567
      @divineflu34567 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Yes just find unit digit and options will help

    • @zelven6109
      @zelven6109 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Aint no way, computer science students can answer this in a split second

    • @45kgkahydrogen
      @45kgkahydrogen 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      ​@@nothingSpecial5680as a student who just entered 11th pcm , I see this is an absolute win ❤

  • @therealvitaminprotein
    @therealvitaminprotein ปีที่แล้ว

    Awesome!

  • @duanelinstrom4292
    @duanelinstrom4292 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    That’s my favorite tactic: guess and check. (Except he’s not really guessing.)

  • @cell762
    @cell762 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    You can just use each answer on the multiple choice to find the answer with even less work. Obviously this is an easy out

  • @markdanielmusic
    @markdanielmusic ปีที่แล้ว +47

    Omg 69,420. Legendary math teacher right there😂

  • @klyxx8990
    @klyxx8990 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I really really really like these 60 second math things dude ty

  • @chimaths-class
    @chimaths-class 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Great❤

  • @aoyuki1409
    @aoyuki1409 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I'm an engineering graduate and we deal with maths pretty much everywhere and I can confirm you i would answer 69420 without even a second thought

    • @skyral4137
      @skyral4137 ปีที่แล้ว

      Did you fail your math class or something.

    • @aoyuki1409
      @aoyuki1409 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@skyral4137 its 69420 bro

  • @HungBya
    @HungBya 2 ปีที่แล้ว +553

    Me: CS major, it’s 256 immediately lol

    • @braceleerohith
      @braceleerohith 2 ปีที่แล้ว +37

      😂 those numbers look so familiar.

    • @khaledchatah3425
      @khaledchatah3425 2 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      yeah its pretty ez. the right hand side is a power of 2 which is the only prime here. so the left hand must be a power of 2 the only number here is 256

    • @anamikadey09
      @anamikadey09 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      @@khaledchatah3425 But by that logic 8 is also a power of two.

    • @Tom-py9vc
      @Tom-py9vc ปีที่แล้ว +26

      Me: a regular guy, there's no fucking way 40^40 is that big so it must be 256

    • @khaledchatah3425
      @khaledchatah3425 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@anamikadey09 yeah true. u can see immediately that 8 won't work since 8=2^3 u have only 2 options. Should have added that

  • @aHopefulDream
    @aHopefulDream 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I’m not even in school anymore but I’m still saving this for later

  • @vir123456
    @vir123456 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great explanation.

  • @gorock16
    @gorock16 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I haven’t loved learning math since I got out of high school. Thanks for teaching me something new and something I enjoyed

  • @lawrencelawsen6824
    @lawrencelawsen6824 13 วันที่ผ่านมา

    I love this stuff

  • @juon91
    @juon91 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    You write "4" really unique way..

  • @koalatime6664
    @koalatime6664 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    I learned more from TH-cam than I ever did from school, this is the proof.

    • @anthonyJones-ll4ei
      @anthonyJones-ll4ei 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      School has limited time to teach you these concepts. Compared to hundreds of youtubers who have a whole life time to teach these concepts.

    • @mikethegamedev
      @mikethegamedev 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      @@anthonyJones-ll4eiCouldn't agree more, I just felt like school is just draining my time instead of teaching me (ngl sometimes I don't even had enough time to study in the library)

    • @Burningarrow7
      @Burningarrow7 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      It's because you pay more attention on youtube than you do in school. It's no one's fault but yours

    • @user-nt2uw5vi7o
      @user-nt2uw5vi7o 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      ​@@Burningarrow7bros baldis basics 💀

    • @__recon3047
      @__recon3047 หลายเดือนก่อน

      You dont pay attention in school

  • @gymarcelo2822
    @gymarcelo2822 ปีที่แล้ว +137

    Americans dont realize how lucky they are for having such easy exam XD

    • @unorthodoxpickle7014
      @unorthodoxpickle7014 ปีที่แล้ว

      No wonder they're growing a little more stupid by the decade

    • @AshutoshSharma-xf6hu
      @AshutoshSharma-xf6hu ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Yes

    • @partiallyslicedbread369
      @partiallyslicedbread369 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yeah idk what this guy is doing but this is like middle school algebra here in the US

    • @pxlz0729
      @pxlz0729 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Trust me it does get harder. This is stuff I learned in 8th grade

    • @sardajar41
      @sardajar41 ปีที่แล้ว

      This is like 6th grade bro lmao

  • @whyiexistx
    @whyiexistx 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    You have literally taught me more math than my whole educational experience

  • @Rin-oo9pf
    @Rin-oo9pf 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Only time playing an online game ever helped me see a solution that quickly

  • @parsaghassemi6767
    @parsaghassemi6767 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    dude this was easier than the things we were taught 8th grade

    • @wavingbuddy3535
      @wavingbuddy3535 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Except it wasn't though and you're a child grossly overestimating their intelligence

    • @Shiv0180
      @Shiv0180 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@wavingbuddy3535 It is easy bruh. Just eliminate the options. There's no way it would be A,B or E, that leaves only C&D. 40 to the power anything will always have an unit digit with 0 but 2 to the power anything can never be zero. That just leaves option D and that is correct.

  • @AthleteProductionsYT
    @AthleteProductionsYT ปีที่แล้ว +5

    this man gives me more knowledge than my math teacher

  • @yanntal954
    @yanntal954 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    0^0 one is interesting... It should be possible to formulate this as a limit question where in the limit you get 0^0 and it gives you 2^2048 😮

  • @igot_rizz_04
    @igot_rizz_04 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Nice way of solving!

  • @Key_Concepts
    @Key_Concepts ปีที่แล้ว +7

    The options made this just a huge eye test ... E is too large, A and B are too small. Leaving C and D. I would elimate C just due to it being a number ending in 0, and 2 powered would never end in 0.
    Edit meaning my answe is D

    • @lucasfelipe8349
      @lucasfelipe8349 ปีที่แล้ว

      But what If This was on a Test with real Options?

    • @Key_Concepts
      @Key_Concepts ปีที่แล้ว

      @@lucasfelipe8349 then I actually got to work it out 😆 I did say this was an eye test. If it had real options, knowing my weird lucky self... I would bs some weird formula to get like two units off and pick the right answer... like I did in calculus

  • @cosmicreciever
    @cosmicreciever ปีที่แล้ว +62

    The best solution is to just look at the answers and pick the only one that makes sense lol

  • @nictibbetts
    @nictibbetts 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Wait till this guy learns about logs.

  • @rehanansari8154
    @rehanansari8154 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    It was actually easier if you look closely you know that last value is quite big and others couldn't be the answer because they are quite small values

  • @KarlSnyder-jh9ic
    @KarlSnyder-jh9ic 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Forty years ago I did countless hundreds of math and science problems that required manipulations like this.
    But it all rusted. Thanks for the review.

  • @QuangVu-dl6ic
    @QuangVu-dl6ic ปีที่แล้ว +40

    As an asian student, i can finish it just by a look

    • @varunnikam1029
      @varunnikam1029 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Same here😂

    • @11am2
      @11am2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Same here lol

    • @abuabi7139
      @abuabi7139 ปีที่แล้ว

      Then why i dont....😮🤔🤔☹️☹️

  • @lokeshgarg8122
    @lokeshgarg8122 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Man it's such an easy question, just need to know 2^x seq and check the option

  • @justvincenturb
    @justvincenturb 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    The "show your work" bs math teachers put you through.

  • @calculustutoredu2075
    @calculustutoredu2075 16 วันที่ผ่านมา

    x^x = 2^(2^11)
    We can factorise the exponent as a power of 2 and using exponent rules we can move it down to the base, the base expands at a rate of two while the exponent of 2^11 decreases by 1. So it becomes a simple equation.

  • @davinci_9129
    @davinci_9129 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    You could take the log 2 and u get x log2x = 2048, by inspection it's 256

  • @gitanjalidas8190
    @gitanjalidas8190 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    Indian 8 class students: laughing in the corner

    • @gitanjalidas8190
      @gitanjalidas8190 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      ​@@interiorbrainiac2705 but they do know this

    • @rayyaniqbal9193
      @rayyaniqbal9193 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      ​@@gitanjalidas8190 no bro

    • @rayyaniqbal9193
      @rayyaniqbal9193 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      ​@@gitanjalidas8190 they don't know these sequences
      I'm in 9th this was easy but never thought in school

  • @semme01
    @semme01 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    good thing this only works so good with exacxtly these numbers

  • @brandon-9844
    @brandon-9844 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Bro they knew what they were doing with that "sixty-nine, four-twenty"

  • @nabz057
    @nabz057 ปีที่แล้ว +42

    calculator: im bout to end this man’s whole career
    comment potato if u saw this

    • @longofire236
      @longofire236 ปีที่แล้ว

      Non-calc. test: im bout to end this man's whole career

    • @Magst3r1
      @Magst3r1 ปีที่แล้ว

      How would a calculator even help here

    • @idkwhy77
      @idkwhy77 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Magst3r1 plug in the numbers and check out the options

    • @Ryan-ec1tq
      @Ryan-ec1tq ปีที่แล้ว

      2^2024 is way too big to put into most calculators, even try it on your phone

    • @Magst3r1
      @Magst3r1 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@idkwhy77 regular calculators can't calculate 256^256 or 2^2048

  • @youknow383
    @youknow383 25 วันที่ผ่านมา

    That's a very brute force approach with low certainty to provide the right answer. Still, whatever works. 👏🏾👏🏾

  • @user-id6oy8mq3m
    @user-id6oy8mq3m หลายเดือนก่อน

    Only B and D are represented by n squares of 2. We can also choose D by process of elimination, since we can see at a glance that 8 is too small.

  • @sofiapathan011
    @sofiapathan011 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Your videos are really helpful for my CSAT exams.. Thank you so much.. ❤

  • @bammmyouuu7752
    @bammmyouuu7752 ปีที่แล้ว +54

    I love the 69420 reference 😂

    • @bammmyouuu7752
      @bammmyouuu7752 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@J0DanEli You say that like you think that's going to do anything 😂

    • @bammmyouuu7752
      @bammmyouuu7752 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@J0DanEli Well, the creator thinks it’s funny

  • @hassnomar3607
    @hassnomar3607 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    🤯amazing ,Although it is difficult, I love it😅❤

  • @cartersmith5840
    @cartersmith5840 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Interesting!

  • @edendman
    @edendman ปีที่แล้ว +237

    My man just brute forced this. Give me an elegant solution if you're gonna post tik tok math.

    • @MrBluntNose
      @MrBluntNose ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Amen

    • @aodflash
      @aodflash ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Exactly

    • @gabemerritt3139
      @gabemerritt3139 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      The answer must be a power of 2 so 256 is the only option

    • @ZucchiZ
      @ZucchiZ ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I don't see how this is brute force

    • @edendman
      @edendman ปีที่แล้ว +38

      @@ZucchiZ The base and exponent need to be equal, so he just took from the exponent in the smallest possible increment until he arrived at a form where the base and exponent matched. Sure it works, but it's potato levels of interesting.
      I'm more interested in the algebraic relationship. I couldn't quite get my equations to make sense, but I think it can be expressed as a system of two equations.

  • @rinkikesarwani6849
    @rinkikesarwani6849 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    as An jee asprint I can confirm you I will blindly mark 256 because of the elimination method

    • @winterlover1631
      @winterlover1631 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      How does that method work?