Let $x$ be positive, rational, but not an integer. That means $x$ can be written as $\frac{p}{q}$ with $p,q$ coprime, $p,q \neq 0$ and $q \neq 1$. Is $x^x$ always irrational?
I think that this has to be the case, but I can't prove it.
$x^x = (\frac{p}{q})^\frac{p}{q} = \frac{p^\frac{p}{q}}{q^\frac{p}{q}}$
I know that $p^\frac{p}{q}$ and $q^\frac{p}{q}$ can't both be rational, but there are cases where the division of two irrational numbers gives us an rational number. For example $\frac{\sqrt{2}}{\sqrt{2}} = 1$
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