The number e can be defined by e= (1/n!), where n!=n(n-1)-2-1 for n 0 and 0!= 1. Compute the absolute error and relative error in the following approximations of e: a. b. 4-0 IM₁

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The number e can be defined by e = (1/n!), where n!=n(n-1)-2-1 for n 0 and 0! = 1.
Compute the absolute error and relative error in the following approximations of e:
a.
0
4-0
Transcribed Image Text:The number e can be defined by e = (1/n!), where n!=n(n-1)-2-1 for n 0 and 0! = 1. Compute the absolute error and relative error in the following approximations of e: a. 0 4-0
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