Exercise 1.4.4

(a)
How is the number e defined?
(b)
What is an approximate value for e ?
(c)
What is the natural exponential function?

Answers

(a)
e is an irrational number such that the slope of the tangent line of the function f ( x ) = e x that passes through the point ( 0 , 1 ) is equal to 1 .
(b)
e 2.71828 .

(c)
The natural exponential function is defined as follows: f : + , f ( x ) = e x .

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