n → ∞ lim ( 1 − 2 1 ) ( 1 − 4 1 ) ( 1 − 8 1 ) . . . ( 1 − 2 n 1 )
What is the limit of the expression above? If the answer is A , input ⌊ 1 0 9 A ⌋ .
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@Tapas Mazumdar the last line should be : ⌊ 1 0 9 A ⌋ = 2 8 8 7 8 8 0 9 5 .
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The product generalizes to
P ( q ) = k = 1 ∏ ∞ ( 1 − q k )
The product above is a special case of the q-Pochhammer symbol known as Euler function denoted by
ϕ ( q ) = ( q ; q ) ∞ = P ( q )
The value is asymptotically equal to
( q ; q ) ∞ ∼ ln ( q − 1 ) 2 π exp ( − 6 ln ( q − 1 ) π 2 + 2 4 ln ( q − 1 ) )
Setting q = 2 1 gives our desired result which is approximately equal to
A = P ( 2 1 ) = ( 2 1 ; 2 1 ) ∞ ≈ ln 2 2 π exp ( − 6 ln 2 π 2 + 2 4 ln 2 ) = 0 . 2 8 8 7 8 8 0 9 5 0 8 6 6
correct to 13 places of decimals.
Thus, ⌊ 1 0 9 A ⌋ = 2 8 8 7 8 8 0 9 5 .