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CAS bug: limit of (1+1/n)^n
04-15-2014, 08:32 AM
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RE: CAS bug: limit of (1+1/n)^n
(04-15-2014 03:50 AM)Steve Keeley Wrote:  If I ask for the limit as n->∞ of (1+1/n)^n in CAS (set to exact), I get the answer of 1.
If I do the same on my 50g I get the correct answer of e.

limit((1+1/n)^n,n,∞) returns e.
limit((1+1/n)^N,n,∞) returns 1.
Perhaps you accidentally typed "N" instead of "n"?

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CAS bug: limit of (1+1/n)^n - Steve Keeley - 04-15-2014, 03:50 AM
RE: CAS bug: limit of (1+1/n)^n - Angus - 04-15-2014, 05:49 AM
RE: CAS bug: limit of (1+1/n)^n - Joe Horn - 04-15-2014 08:32 AM
RE: CAS bug: limit of (1+1/n)^n - Tugdual - 04-15-2014, 08:34 PM
RE: CAS bug: limit of (1+1/n)^n - jebem - 04-15-2014, 08:47 AM
RE: CAS bug: limit of (1+1/n)^n - Han - 04-15-2014, 08:41 PM



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