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A power sequence exercise for a pocket calculator

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 September 2016

P. Laidler  and
B. V. Landau
P. Laidler
Affiliation:
Department of Mathematics, University of Salford, M5 4WT
B. V. Landau
Affiliation:
Department of Mathematics, University of Salford, M5 4WT
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The sequence 0,1, a, aa, a(aa), . . . has certain unexpected features which may easily be demonstrated with the aid of a programmable pocket calculator. The investigation of the convergence of this sequence provides an exercise which is both interesting and informative.

Type
Research Article
Information
The Mathematical Gazette , Volume 61 , Issue 417 , October 1977 , pp. 191 - 194
Copyright
Copyright © Mathematical Association 1977

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