Let $$ a_n = \frac{n}{\pi}sin(2\pi e n!) $$ Find $$\lim_{n\to\infty}a_n $$ I tried expanding using the Taylor series representation of $e$ but I arrived nowhere.
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This may help. – David Mitra Dec 08 '14 at 12:48
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That definitely helped David. I have my answer. – prometheus21 Dec 08 '14 at 12:55
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Hint: $$\frac1{n+1}+n!\sum_{k=0}^n\frac1{k!}\lt n!\mathrm e\lt\frac1n+n!\sum_{k=0}^n\frac1{k!}$$
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You've chosen the right method, it should be conclusive.
$e = \sum_{k=0}^{+\infty} \frac{1}{k!} $
$\implies 2\pi n! e = 2\pi*K + \frac{2\pi}{n+1} + o(\frac{1}{n})$, K being a positive integer (why is that?)
$\sin(2\pi n! e)= sin(\frac{2\pi}{n+1} + o(\frac{1}{n})) = \frac{2\pi}{n+1} + o(\frac{1}{n}) $
$\implies a_n = \frac{2n}{n+1} + o(1) $
Hence (if I'm not mistaken): $(a_n) \rightarrow 2$ , when $ n \rightarrow +\infty$
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For some reasons that elude me I have a crave for getting accepted answers on duplicates, I feel very useful... – mvggz Dec 08 '14 at 13:02