What is the difference between this notation of the exponential function (1+1/n)^n->e as n->infty and this notation: lim n->infty (1+x/n)^n Why is there a variable x in the second equation, and a 1 in the first equation?

Krish Logan

Krish Logan

Answered question

2022-10-20

What is the difference between this notation of the exponential function
( 1 + 1 n ) n e a s n
and this notation:
lim n ( 1 + x n ) n
Why is there a variable x in the second equation, and a 1 in the first equation?

Answer & Explanation

Rene Jordan

Rene Jordan

Beginner2022-10-21Added 10 answers

Indeed the limits are not the same. The second one is e x . Only if you choose x=1, you get the first limit. The second one is more general.

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