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Proof without words that 2 < e < 3

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 January 2015

Nick Lord*
Affiliation:
Tonbridge School, Kent TN9 1JP

Abstract

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Teaching Notes
Copyright
Copyright © The Mathematical Association 2011

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References

1. Gupta, H. N., A simple proof that e < 3, Math. Gaz. 62 (June 1978) p. 124.Google Scholar
2. Hardy, G. H., A course of pure mathematics (10th edn.), 1952 (reissued 1992) Cambridge University Press.Google Scholar