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We can now see that:

 

 

2

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

3

--

 

 

7

--

n

u

 

n

--

ne

 

n

n

--

ne

 

n

2

 

 

4

 

To justify the preceding calculation, we must assume that

x

x

--

--

n en is a primitive of en .

If you are not sure, you can use the INTVX function as illustrated at the right:

Note that the INTVX command is on the menu.

The simplified result, got by

pressing twice, is shown at the right:

Solution 4

2

--

To find the limit of nen

nwhen n → +∞ , enter the

 

 

expression at the right:

 

Note that the lim command is on the menu. The infinity sign can be selected from the character map, opened by

pressing

.

Pressing

once after selecting the infinity sign adds

a “+” character to the infinity sign.

Select the entire expression

ans press to get the result, which is:

2

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