E is limit of (1+1/n)^n

From specialfunctionswiki
Revision as of 17:27, 27 June 2016 by Tom (talk | contribs)
Jump to: navigation, search

Theorem

The following formula holds: $$e = \displaystyle\lim_{n \rightarrow \infty} \left( 1 + \dfrac{1}{n} \right)^n,$$ where $e$ denotes e and $\displaystyle\lim_{n \rightarrow \infty}$ denotes a limit.

Proof

References