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Question Number 42906 by Cheyboy last updated on 04/Sep/18

x^x +y^y =31  x+y = 5  Find x and y

$${x}^{{x}} +{y}^{{y}} =\mathrm{31} \\ $$$${x}+{y}\:=\:\mathrm{5} \\ $$$${Find}\:{x}\:{and}\:{y} \\ $$

Answered by Joel578 last updated on 04/Sep/18

∴ (x, y) = (3, 2), (2, 3)

$$\therefore\:\left({x},\:{y}\right)\:=\:\left(\mathrm{3},\:\mathrm{2}\right),\:\left(\mathrm{2},\:\mathrm{3}\right) \\ $$

Commented by Cheyboy last updated on 04/Sep/18

Thatz obvious sir bt i need working

$${Thatz}\:{obvious}\:{sir}\:{bt}\:{i}\:{need}\:{working} \\ $$

Answered by tanmay.chaudhury50@gmail.com last updated on 04/Sep/18

solve by reasoning  x     y       x^x       y^y       x^x +y^y        remarks  1      4        1       256     257           not satisfy  2       3        4       27          31           satisfy  3        2        27      4            31         satisfy  4          1        256    1         257       not satisfy  hence two set of solution  x=2   y=3  x=3    y=2

$${solve}\:{by}\:{reasoning} \\ $$$${x}\:\:\:\:\:{y}\:\:\:\:\:\:\:{x}^{{x}} \:\:\:\:\:\:{y}^{{y}} \:\:\:\:\:\:{x}^{{x}} +{y}^{{y}} \:\:\:\:\:\:\:{remarks} \\ $$$$\mathrm{1}\:\:\:\:\:\:\mathrm{4}\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\mathrm{1}\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\mathrm{256}\:\:\:\:\:\mathrm{257}\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:{not}\:{satisfy} \\ $$$$\mathrm{2}\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\mathrm{3}\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\mathrm{4}\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\mathrm{27}\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\mathrm{31}\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:{satisfy} \\ $$$$\mathrm{3}\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\mathrm{2}\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\mathrm{27}\:\:\:\:\:\:\mathrm{4}\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\mathrm{31}\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:{satisfy} \\ $$$$\mathrm{4}\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\mathrm{1}\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\mathrm{256}\:\:\:\:\mathrm{1}\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\mathrm{257}\:\:\:\:\:\:\:{not}\:{satisfy} \\ $$$${hence}\:{two}\:{set}\:{of}\:{solution} \\ $$$${x}=\mathrm{2}\:\:\:{y}=\mathrm{3} \\ $$$${x}=\mathrm{3}\:\:\:\:{y}=\mathrm{2} \\ $$

Commented by tanmay.chaudhury50@gmail.com last updated on 04/Sep/18

Answered by MJS last updated on 05/Sep/18

y=5−x  x^x +(5−x)^(5−x) −31=0  put f(x)=x^x +(5−x)^(5−x) −31  this is symmetric:  set x → (5−x) and f(x) stays the same  ⇒ minimum at  (((5/2)),((−31+((25(√(10)))/4))) )  we can only approximate zeros and find  x_1 =2; x_2 =3    f′(x)=(1+ln x)x^x −(1+ln (5−x))(5−x)^(5−x)   it′s easy to see that f′((5/2))=0 and  x<(5/2) ⇒ f′(x)<0; x>(5/2) ⇒ f′(x)>0  ⇒ no other solutions ∈R

$${y}=\mathrm{5}−{x} \\ $$$${x}^{{x}} +\left(\mathrm{5}−{x}\right)^{\mathrm{5}−{x}} −\mathrm{31}=\mathrm{0} \\ $$$$\mathrm{put}\:{f}\left({x}\right)={x}^{{x}} +\left(\mathrm{5}−{x}\right)^{\mathrm{5}−{x}} −\mathrm{31} \\ $$$$\mathrm{this}\:\mathrm{is}\:\mathrm{symmetric}: \\ $$$$\mathrm{set}\:{x}\:\rightarrow\:\left(\mathrm{5}−{x}\right)\:\mathrm{and}\:{f}\left({x}\right)\:\mathrm{stays}\:\mathrm{the}\:\mathrm{same} \\ $$$$\Rightarrow\:\mathrm{minimum}\:\mathrm{at}\:\begin{pmatrix}{\frac{\mathrm{5}}{\mathrm{2}}}\\{−\mathrm{31}+\frac{\mathrm{25}\sqrt{\mathrm{10}}}{\mathrm{4}}}\end{pmatrix} \\ $$$$\mathrm{we}\:\mathrm{can}\:\mathrm{only}\:\mathrm{approximate}\:\mathrm{zeros}\:\mathrm{and}\:\mathrm{find} \\ $$$${x}_{\mathrm{1}} =\mathrm{2};\:{x}_{\mathrm{2}} =\mathrm{3} \\ $$$$ \\ $$$${f}'\left({x}\right)=\left(\mathrm{1}+\mathrm{ln}\:{x}\right){x}^{{x}} −\left(\mathrm{1}+\mathrm{ln}\:\left(\mathrm{5}−{x}\right)\right)\left(\mathrm{5}−{x}\right)^{\mathrm{5}−{x}} \\ $$$$\mathrm{it}'\mathrm{s}\:\mathrm{easy}\:\mathrm{to}\:\mathrm{see}\:\mathrm{that}\:{f}'\left(\frac{\mathrm{5}}{\mathrm{2}}\right)=\mathrm{0}\:\mathrm{and} \\ $$$${x}<\frac{\mathrm{5}}{\mathrm{2}}\:\Rightarrow\:{f}'\left({x}\right)<\mathrm{0};\:{x}>\frac{\mathrm{5}}{\mathrm{2}}\:\Rightarrow\:{f}'\left({x}\right)>\mathrm{0} \\ $$$$\Rightarrow\:\mathrm{no}\:\mathrm{other}\:\mathrm{solutions}\:\in\mathbb{R} \\ $$

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