n → 0 lim n n !
Find the limit above to 2 decimal places.
Note: Assume that the factorial notation is not restricted solely to positive integers but the general analytic continuation over complex numbers (Gamma function).
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Great solution but shouldn't it be
n → 0 lim n Γ ( n + 1 )
⟹ exp n → 0 lim n ln ( Γ ( n + 1 ) )
⟹ exp n → 0 lim d n d { ln ( Γ ( n + 1 ) ) }
⟹ exp n → 0 lim ψ ( n + 1 )
Actually ψ ( 1 ) = − γ should be a more proper notation for the steps above. However the result is still true as ψ ( 1 ) = Γ ( 1 ) Γ ′ ( 1 ) = Γ ′ ( 1 ) = − γ .
Otherwise very good solution! Your concepts are very clear with Gamma functions I see.
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Sab apka hi diya hua hai :P . Apne hi toh sikhaye :-P . But that
See
If we get 1 ∞ we use
x → a lim f ( x ) g ( x ) where f(a)=1 and g(a)= ∞ .
So we use
e x → a lim g ( x ) f ( x ) − 1 .
Isnt it:?
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Can you justify step-wise how that result comes? I've never used such result before. What I do is simply take the logarithm and exponential together as f g = exp ( ln f g ) = exp ( g ln ( f ) ) and solve from there.
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@Tapas Mazumdar – Sorry, But I dont have my computer now to write the latex. :P . I used up all the charges ... So you can see this..
https://math.stackexchange.com/questions/1987215/1-to-the-power-of-infinity-formula
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@Md Zuhair – Thanks. I learnt something new too. :)
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@Tapas Mazumdar – :D . Never mind. You are quite strong at calculus!
@Tapas Mazumdar – Remember you taught me Gamma function? After JEE, when you restart Whatsapp, Please just ping me :D.
I have seen that exact solution in one the mathematical magazine (exactly I don't remember now as it was 2/3 months before.) for that question where there were some more solutions too.
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Wow! I dont know actually! I solved it all by myself, Actually, my method is quite a common one, So it should be the first one that was used by the magazine as its the easiest!
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We can see the limit is of the form 1 ∞ .
⟹ n → 0 lim n n !
⟹ n → 0 lim n Γ ( n + 1 )
As it is 1 ∞ form , we apply,
⟹ e n → 0 lim n Γ ( n + 1 ) − 1
Now we can see the power is of the form 0 0 , So we can Apply L'Hospital's rule ,
⟹ e n → 0 lim ( Γ ′ ( n + 1 ) )
Now we know Γ ′ ( 1 ) = − γ where γ is Euler Mascheroni Const.
So we get Limit = e − γ ≈ 0 . 5 6 1
Derivation of Γ ′ ( 1 ) = − γ .
To evaluate Γ ′ ( 1 ) , we set n = 1 thus ∫ 0 ∞ e − t l n ( t ) d t .
We replace e − t with lim n → ∞ ( 1 − n t ) n .
Let s = 1 − n t and − n d s = d t , we get n → ∞ lim [ ∫ 1 0 s n [ l n ( n ) + l n ( 1 − s ) ] ( − n ) d s ] = n → ∞ lim [ n l n ( n ) ∫ 0 1 s n d s + ∫ 0 1 s n l n ( 1 − s ) d s ] = n → ∞ lim [ n + 1 n l n ( n ) + n + 1 − 1 ∫ 0 1 s − 1 s n + 1 − 1 d s ] = n → ∞ lim n + 1 n [ l n ( n ) − H n + 1 ] . H n + 1 is the harmonic number. By definition lim n → ∞ [ H n + 1 − l n ( n ) ] is the Euler-Mascheroni constant; therefore Γ ′ ( 1 ) = − γ .