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niharika_kumar

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value of 'e'

hi,
pls help.
what is 'e' in maths?
what is its value as well as its significance?

niharika

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Re: value of 'e'

Hi;

The most important constant in mathematics, even more so than pi. Called Euler's number even though it was discovered by one of the Bernoulli's.

When you substitute x = 1 into the following sderies you get e.

To see much more go here:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E_%28mathe … onstant%29

e has special meaning to me because it was what got me started. I saw this article in Byte magazine by the legendary Steve Wozniak.

http://archive.org/stream/byte-magazine … 8/mode/1up

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niharika_kumar

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Re: value of 'e'

thanx, i was going through for an answer in calculator and i got the result with this sign so wanted to know what does it really mean.

e has special meaning to me because it was what got me started.

Really? how?

niharika

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Agnishom

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Re: value of 'e'

Search MathisFun for e

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Re: value of 'e'

Hi;

and i got the result with this sign so wanted to know what does it really mean.

In what way?

Really? how?

I fell in love with getting digits of constants.

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niharika_kumar

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Re: value of 'e'

well,i was calculating the value of 9^9^9 which contains several million digits.
it is said that it would take around a year for a person to really read that entire number.

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gAr

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Re: value of 'e'

Hi,

9^9^9 has

digits, which would take much more than a year to read!

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Re: value of 'e'

A fellow I know went after 9^9^9^9, he failed.

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niharika_kumar

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Re: value of 'e'

whoa!

so i will better not try to read that number at least now.....
hahahaha

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Re: value of 'e'

It is large but you can still do calculations on it.

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niharika_kumar

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Re: value of 'e'

yup, but it'll take time and i cannot afford that much in class 10.But will definately try sometime.

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Re: value of 'e'

Actually, it is a perfect exercise for people who are young.

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niharika_kumar

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Re: value of 'e'

ok then i am going to try it next week and will tell you the result (if I get it)

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Re: value of 'e'

Try to get the first 10 digits if you can.

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niharika_kumar

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Re: value of 'e'

ok boss!

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Re: value of 'e'

Okay, then try to get the first 100 digits.

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niharika_kumar

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Re: value of 'e'

hmmm....
lemme see hw far I can go.
But it will only be next week, can't manage b4 that.

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Re: value of 'e'

What will you use to do the computation?

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niharika_kumar

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Re: value of 'e'

a hi-tech calculator.
i am not sure if i will get first 100 digits or not.

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Re: value of 'e'

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Re: value of 'e'

That is the first digits of e, I have given her a tougher problem.

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In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.

Agnishom

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Re: value of 'e'

What is the statement of the problem?

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'And fun? If maths is fun, then getting a tooth extraction is fun. A viral infection is fun. Rabies shots are fun.'
'God exists because Mathematics is consistent, and the devil exists because we cannot prove it'
I'm not crazy, my mother had me tested.

bobbym

bumpkin

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Re: value of 'e'

Get the first 100 digits of 9^9^9 which should be easy for you.

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In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.

Agnishom

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Re: value of 'e'

Does it mean 9^(9^9)?

Are you asking for 9^(9^9) mod 10^100

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'God exists because Mathematics is consistent, and the devil exists because we cannot prove it'
I'm not crazy, my mother had me tested.

bobbym

bumpkin

From: Bumpkinland

Registered: 2009-04-12

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Re: value of 'e'

Yes, it means 9^(9^9).

Nope, that would get the last 100 digits.

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In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.