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How to solve $x^2 = e^x$

The question is to find $x$ in: \begin{equation*} x^2=e^x \end{equation*} I know Newton's method and hence could find the approx as $x\approx -0.7034...

What is the name of this curve?

When I was a kid I used to draw this shape below but today I came against it as a problem. I don't know the name of this red curve below. It is enoug...