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    Calc II - Alternating Series Test/Limits

    Oh, goodness, I understand now, as 2/x becomes increasingly small, it basically becomes 0. e^0 = 1.
  2. J

    Calc II - Alternating Series Test/Limits

    Well, as 2/x becomes infinitely small, e goes to 1. I see that now, after doing some calculations. However, I'm just not sure why it doesn't go to zero instead. I seem to be missing some crucial fact about e..
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    Calc II - Alternating Series Test/Limits

    f(w) = e^w is continuous. For 2/x, it is not continuous at 0. But it is continuous from 1 to infinity. So, the limit is 1?
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    Calc II - Alternating Series Test/Limits

    Hello PF, I've got a homework question I'm having some trouble with regarding series, particularily alternating series. The question asks you to test the series for convergence or divergence for an alternate series by using the A.S.T. : [SIZE="1"]∞ [SIZE="4"]∑ (-1)n-1e2/n...
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