Re: Limit of Infinitely Nested Expression (4.0 succeeds, 5.2 fails...)
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- Subject: [mg71710] Re: Limit of Infinitely Nested Expression (4.0 succeeds, 5.2 fails...)
- From: Peter Pein <petsie at dordos.net>
- Date: Mon, 27 Nov 2006 04:04:31 -0500 (EST)
- Organization: 1&1 Internet AG
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dimitris schrieb: ... > $VersionNumber > 5.2 > > Needs["Calculus`Limit`"] > Limit::obslt: Functionality previously provided by Limit.m is > superseded by the kernel Limit function. The package Calculus`Limit` is > obsolete. > Hi Dimitris, if you've got the old Limit.m somewhere on your disks, you can Get[] it: In[1]:= $VersionNumber Out[1]= 5.1 In[2]:= Limit[Nest[Sqrt[5 + #1] & , 5, n], n -> Infinity] Nest::intnm: .... Out[2]= Limit[Nest[Sqrt[5 + #1] & , 5, n], n -> Infinity] In[3]:= Get["D:\\Programme\\Wolfram \ Research\\Mathematica\\4.0\\Addons\\StandardPackages\\Calculus\\Limit.m"] In[4]:= Limit[Nest[Sqrt[5 + #1] & , 5, n], n -> Infinity] Out[4]= (1/2)*(1 + Sqrt[21]) P²