Approximation of e: Difference between revisions

Revision as of 22:08, 6 January 2019

This little animation approximates [math]\displaystyle{ e }[/math] (displayed by the horizontal green line) by the sequence (blue line)

[math]\displaystyle{ (1+\frac{1}{n})^n }[/math]

and by the series (black line)

[math]\displaystyle{ \sum_{n=0}^\infty \frac{1}{n!} }[/math]

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      series.dataY.push(val);
   };
+ var txt1 = board.create('text', [5, 1, function() { return 'n=' + (seq.dataX.length-1) + ' value = ' + seq.dataY[seq.dataY.length - 1]; }], {strokeColor: 'blue'});
   var approx = function() {