Use values 0.1,0.01, 0.001,0.0001, and 0.00001to approximate   lima  0(1+ a)1/a to three decimal places. This limit equals the special number ethat is discussed in Section 5.1,"Ex. ponential Functions," and Section 6.2,"Compound Interest;Geometric  Sequences."

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Use values 0.1,0.01, 0.001,0.0001, and

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lima  0(1+ a)1/a to three decimal places. This limit equals the special number ethat is discussed in Section 5.1,"Ex. ponential Functions," and Section 6.2,"Compound Interest;Geometric  Sequences."

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