Gilbert Strang, Calculus, 3rd edition (Wellesley-Cambridge Press; MIT OpenCourseWare RES.18-001) §6.6 Powers Instead of Exponentials, #8 · Calculus · Applications of derivatives

The slow method leads to … for the limit of

The slow method leads to $1 - 1 + 1/2! - 1/3! + \dots$ for the limit of $(1 - 1/ n)^{n}$ . What is the sum of this infinite series—the exact sum and the sum after five terms?

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Gilbert Strang, Calculus, 3rd edition (Wellesley-Cambridge Press; MIT OpenCourseWare RES.18-001) · §6.6 Powers Instead of Exponentials, #8

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