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Revision as of 02:34, 29 September 2014

Problem

Given the three numbers $x,y=x^x,z=x^{x^x}$ with $.9<x<1.0$. Arranged in order of increasing magnitude, they are:

$\text{(A) } x,z,y\quad \text{(B) } x,y,z\quad \text{(C) } y,x,z\quad \text{(D) } y,z,x\quad \text{(E) } z,x,y$

Solution

$\fbox{A}$

See also

1968 AHSME (ProblemsAnswer KeyResources)
Preceded by
Problem 28
Followed by
Problem 30
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