Weekly Problem 6 - 2011


By comparing b and c first, we have $b= 8^8= (2^3)^8=2^{24}=(2^2)^{12}=4^{12}> 3^{11} = c$
 
so $c< b$.
 
But also $b= 2^{24}< 2^{25}=a$ so $b< a$.

Together these give $c< b< a$.