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Another limit problem

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  • Subject: [mg67711] Another limit problem
  • From: Virgil Stokes <vs at it.uu.se>
  • Date: Wed, 5 Jul 2006 04:18:13 -0400 (EDT)
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I am trying to evaluate the limit of the following expression as s goes 
to infinity,

\!\(\((1 + â??\+\(k = 0\)\%\(s - 1\)\((\((s\ Ï?)\)\^k\/\(k!\))\)/\((\((s\ \
Ï?)\)\^s\/\(\(s!\) \((1 - Ï?)\)\))\))\)\^\(-1\)\)

where, Ï? (Real) < 1, s (Integer) > 0. I am quite sure that the limit is 
0; but, I am unable to get this result using Mathematica 5.2.
Any suggestions would be appreciated.

--V. Stokes


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