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Stage: 5 Challenge Level:
Prove that $(1 + \frac{1}{n})^n \leq e < 3$.
Which is larger:
(a) $1.000001^{1000000}$ or $2$?
(b) $100^{300}$ or $300!$ (i.e. 300 factorial)?
Modulus arithmetic
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Estimating and approximating
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Inequality/inequalities
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Factorials
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Mathematical induction
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epsilons
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Binomial Theorem
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FP mapping
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Index notation/Indices
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Stage 5 - Reviewed 2012
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Published July 2000.
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