University Calculus: Early Transcendentals (3rd Edition)

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Chapter 3 - Section 3.8 - Derivatives of Inverse Functions and Logarithms - Exercises - Page 175: 98

Answer

Given function: $f(x)=(1+\frac{x}{n})^n$ Put $n=xt$ and take infinite limit: Condition 1 when $x \gt 0$ $\lim\limits_{n \to \infty}(1+\frac{x}{n})^n=\lim\limits_{t \to \infty}(1+\frac{1}{t})^{xt}=\lim\limits_{t \to \infty}((1+\frac{1}{t})^{t})^x=e^x$ as$ \lim\limits_{t \to \frac{+}{-}\infty}((1+\frac{1}{t})^{t})=e^x$ Condition 2 when $x \lt 0$ $\lim\limits_{n \to \infty}(1+\frac{x}{n})^n=\lim\limits_{t \to -\infty}(1+\frac{1}{t})^{xt}=\lim\limits_{t \to -\infty}((1+\frac{1}{t})^{t})^x=e^x$

Work Step by Step

Given function: $f(x)=(1+\frac{x}{n})^n$ Put $n=xt$ and take infinite limit: Condition 1 when $x \gt 0$ $\lim\limits_{n \to \infty}(1+\frac{x}{n})^n=\lim\limits_{t \to \infty}(1+\frac{1}{t})^{xt}=\lim\limits_{t \to \infty}((1+\frac{1}{t})^{t})^x=e^x$ as$ \lim\limits_{t \to \frac{+}{-}\infty}((1+\frac{1}{t})^{t})=e^x$ Condition 2 when $x \lt 0$ $\lim\limits_{n \to \infty}(1+\frac{x}{n})^n=\lim\limits_{t \to -\infty}(1+\frac{1}{t})^{xt}=\lim\limits_{t \to -\infty}((1+\frac{1}{t})^{t})^x=e^x$
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