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Chapter 17, Problem 17.7E
Interpretation Introduction
Interpretation:
The given statement that Stirling’s approximation equation could be obtained from the given expression is to be shown.
Concept introduction:
Stirling’s approximation is used to estimate the natural logarithm of factorial of a number. The Stirling’s approximation is represented as,
It is assumed in Stirling’s approximation that
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