Plot the sequence on the unit circle.

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Consider the sequence (n) n=1 to infinity. Plot the sequence on the unit circle: n modulo 2*pi for n≥1. What do you see?

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I really honestly have no idea what to do. We are learning in class about limit laws and how to prove them, so this question seems to be coming out of nowhere. :(
 
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