How do you evaluate $int_1^oo 1/x^x dx$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2017-02-19T02:29:13

By numerical Integration:

$int_1^oo 1/x^x dx ~= 0.70416996$

This definite integral requires numerical methods to solve. See article:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Numerical_integration for an introductory explanation if you are not familiar with this.

$int_1^oo 1/x^x dx ~= 0.70416996$

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