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Infinite exponentials

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 September 2016

P. J. Rippon
P. J. Rippon*
Affiliation:
Formerly of University College, Cork Now at The Open University, Milton Keynes
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1. Introduction

A question of the following type recently appeared in a mathematics contest for high school students in the U.S.A.

Type
Research Article
Information
The Mathematical Gazette , Volume 67 , Issue 441 , October 1983 , pp. 189 - 196
Copyright
Copyright © Mathematical Association 1983

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