Question

What is x in `x^2018+1/x=x^2017+1` equal to?

Answer 1

`x=1`

Explanation:

There's no real reason to do the full math here to simplify - it's more of a critical thinking problem. The only obvious answer that satisfies the equation is `1`, because `1/1=1` and `1^n` where `n` is any number is equal to `1`. To check, we can input these values:
`(1)^2018+1/1=(1)^2017+1`
`1+1=1+1`, so `x=1`.