Strange result of Limit function in Mathematica3.0
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- Subject: [mg15987] Strange result of Limit function in Mathematica3.0
- From: Jan Krupa <krupa at alpha.sggw.waw.pl>
- Date: Fri, 19 Feb 1999 03:27:05 -0500
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It is well known that: (2^n+8^n)^(1/n)->8 as n->Infinity and (2^n+3^n)^(1/n)->3 as n->Infinity but mathematica3.0 gives very strange results: In[1]:=<<Calculus`Limit` In[2]:= Limit[(2^n+8^n)^(1/n),n->Infinity] Out[2]:= 1/E In[3]:=Limit[(2^n+3^n)^(1/n),n->Infinity] Out[3]:= E Does Mathematica3.0 give such strange results only on my machine or may be I have made some mistake? Sincerely Yours Jan