euler approximation - weird result
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Hi, we had an assignment where we repeatedly calculated 1.1^10, 1.01^100 and so on, to approximate eulers number.
I made a function f(x)=1+10^-x and a function g(x)=10^x and then f^g which should spare me a lot of typing.
But then I saw the graph and it gets really weird after around x=13. The results cannot be true as they start to vary and then jump to a whole different y.
Is this a computational error, an internal rounding problem or some mistake I do not see now?
My geogebra version is 6.0.542.0-win
My windows version is 10.0.17763.737
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Good question. I wonder if it has to do with some numerical limitations. I have used other plotter and it has the same problem.
GeoGebra works to around 15 significant digits so
will give very inaccurate answers the larger x gets and will give exactly 1 after x = 15 or so.
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