If x and Y are non zero integers is x^y < y^x ?
1. x=y^2.
2. y>2.
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question is x^y < y^x
1) x = y^2
question becomes
y ^2y < y ^ (y^2)
taking log froom both side
is 2y < y^2
for y <0 and y> 2 it is true
but not for y =1 or 2
stmt 2
y> 2
so it would be true if we combine both statements together.
Hence C.
1) x = y^2
question becomes
y ^2y < y ^ (y^2)
taking log froom both side
is 2y < y^2
for y <0 and y> 2 it is true
but not for y =1 or 2
stmt 2
y> 2
so it would be true if we combine both statements together.
Hence C.
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