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January 2017 - Solution
The general solution for x**y=y**x is x = ((n+1)/n)**n and y = ((n+1)/n)**(n+1).
For a finite decimal representation, n should be 2**k*5**l.
n=80 is the simplest solution; n=3125 is a solution for the bonus '*'. Note that we need to switch x>y for that.