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Differentiating $x^{x^{x^{...}}}$

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How do I differentiate $$ x^{x^{x^{...}}}$$ with respect to $x$? (Note that $x$ is raised infinitely many times.)

My attempt: Let $y = x^{x^{x^{...}}}$. Taking logarithm of both sides we get $\ln y = y \ln x$ and let $f = y \ln x - \ln y$. Now $$\frac{dy}{dx} = -\frac{\frac{\partial f}{\partial x}}{\frac{\partial f}{\partial y}} = \frac{y^2}{x(1 - y \ln x)}$$Is this approach correct? If not how do I proceed ?

Help would be appreciated. Thanks.


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