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lim n ( 1 1 2 ) ( 1 1 4 ) ( 1 1 8 ) . . . ( 1 1 2 n ) \large \lim\limits_{n \to \infty} \bigg(1- \frac{1}{2}\bigg)\bigg(1 - \frac{1}{4}\bigg)\bigg(1 - \frac{1}{8}\bigg)...\bigg(1- \frac{1}{2^n}\bigg)

What is the limit of the expression above? If the answer is A A , input 1 0 9 A \lfloor 10^{9} A \rfloor .

A similar, but easier problem .


The answer is 288788095.

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1 solution

Tapas Mazumdar
May 30, 2017

The product generalizes to

P ( q ) = k = 1 ( 1 q k ) P(q) = \prod_{k=1}^{\infty} \left( 1 - q^{k} \right)

The product above is a special case of the q-Pochhammer symbol known as Euler function denoted by

ϕ ( q ) = ( q ; q ) = P ( q ) \phi (q) = (q ; q)_{\infty} = P(q)

The value is asymptotically equal to

( q ; q ) 2 π ln ( q 1 ) exp ( π 2 6 ln ( q 1 ) + ln ( q 1 ) 24 ) (q;q)_{\infty} \sim \sqrt{\dfrac{2 \pi}{\ln \left( q^{-1} \right)}} \exp \left( - \dfrac{\pi^2}{6 \ln \left( q^{-1} \right)} + \dfrac{\ln \left( q^{-1} \right)}{24} \right)

Setting q = 1 2 q= \dfrac 12 gives our desired result which is approximately equal to

A = P ( 1 2 ) = ( 1 2 ; 1 2 ) 2 π ln 2 exp ( π 2 6 ln 2 + ln 2 24 ) = 0.2887880950866 A = P \left( \dfrac 12 \right) = \left( \dfrac 12 ; \dfrac 12 \right)_{\infty} \approx \sqrt{\dfrac{2 \pi}{\ln 2}} \exp \left( - \dfrac{\pi^2}{6 \ln 2} + \dfrac{\ln 2}{24} \right) = 0.2887880950866

correct to 13 places of decimals.

Thus, 1 0 9 A = 288788095 \left\lfloor 10^9 A \right\rfloor = \boxed{288788095} .

@Tapas Mazumdar the last line should be : 1 0 9 A = 288788095 \left\lfloor 10^9 A \right\rfloor = \boxed{288788095} .

Rahil Sehgal - 4 years ago

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Thanks for the acknowledgement.

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