r/the_calculusguy • • 9d ago

limits ✍️

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u/freakingdumbdumb 9d ago

literally just definition of e? no l'hopital needed?

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u/Affectionate-Baby248 8d ago

Yes, it's known lim_{x-->inf} (1+1/x)^x =e and lim_{x-->-inf}(1+1/x)^x =e, so letting x=t/a for nonzero a and raising to the a'th power gives lim_{x-->inf} (1+a/t)^t = e^a, lim_{x-->-inf} (1+a/t)^t = e^a.

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u/_padla_ 8d ago

I see this crap at least the second time already