Select the option which is closest to the 101st derivative of at .
Notation: denotes the Euler-Mascheroni constant .
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Write g ( z ) = f ( 1 0 0 ( 1 + z ) ) . Then g ( 1 0 1 ) ( z ) = 1 0 0 1 0 1 f ( 1 0 1 ) ( 1 0 0 ( 1 + z ) ) by the Chain Rule, so g ( 1 0 1 ) ( 0 ) = 1 0 0 1 0 1 f ( 1 0 1 ) ( 1 0 0 ) .
Now g ( z ) = ( ln ( 1 0 0 ( 1 + z ) ) ) 2 = ( ln ( 1 0 0 ) + ln ( 1 + z ) ) 2 , and we can expand the inside as a Taylor series around z = 0 : g ( z ) = ( ln ( 1 0 0 ) + z − 2 z 2 + 3 z 3 − ⋯ + 1 0 1 z 1 0 1 + ⋯ ) 2 , so multiplying out, we get that the coefficient of z 1 0 1 is 1 0 1 2 ln ( 1 0 0 ) − 2 ( 1 ⋅ 1 0 0 1 + 2 ⋅ 9 9 1 + ⋯ + 5 0 ⋅ 5 1 1 ) . Of course, g ( 1 0 1 ) ( 0 ) is the coefficient of z 1 0 1 times 1 0 1 ! .
Let's put that all together: f ( 1 0 1 ) ( 1 0 0 ) = 1 0 0 1 0 1 g ( 1 0 1 ) ( 0 ) = 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 ! ( coefficient of z 1 0 1 ) = 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 ! ( 1 0 1 2 ln ( 1 0 0 ) − 2 ( 1 ⋅ 1 0 0 1 + 2 ⋅ 9 9 1 + ⋯ + 5 0 ⋅ 5 1 1 ) ) = 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 ! ( 2 ln ( 1 0 0 ) − 2 ( 1 ⋅ 1 0 0 1 0 1 + 2 ⋅ 9 9 1 0 1 + ⋯ + 5 0 ⋅ 5 1 1 0 1 ) ) = 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 ! ( 2 ln ( 1 0 0 ) − 2 ( 1 1 + 1 0 0 1 + 2 1 + 9 9 1 + ⋯ + 5 0 1 + 5 1 1 ) ) = − 2 ⋅ 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 ! ( H 1 0 0 − ln ( 1 0 0 ) ) , where H n is the n th harmonic number . It is well-known that n → ∞ lim ( H n − ln ( n ) ) = γ , so the answer is − 2 ⋅ 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 ! γ .