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convergence of the sequence (1+1/n)^n
Theorem 1.
The following sequence:
| (1) |
is convergent.
Proof.
The proof will be given by demonstrating that the sequence (1) is:
1. monotonic (increasing), that is
2. bounded above, that is for some
In order to prove part 1, consider the binomial expansion for :
Since , and since the sum has one term more than , it is demonstrated that the sequence (1) is monotonic.
In order to prove part 2, consider again the binomial expansion:
Since and :
where the formula giving the sum of the geometric progression with ratio has been used. ∎
In conclusion, we can say that the sequence (1) is convergent and its limit corresponds to the supremum of the set , denoted by , that is:
which is the definition of the Napier’s constant.
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NondecreasingSequenceWithUpperBound
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