Green Cove Springs is a city in Clay County, Florida, United States. The population was 5,378 at the 2000 census. As of 2010, the population recorded by the U.S. Census Bureau is 6,908. It is the county seat of Clay County. The city is named after the portion of the St. Johns River upon which the city is built.
As n becomes very small, `(1+n)^(1/n)` approaches the value of e. We can obtain reasonable accuracy with a very small value of n. `e~~[(1+n)^(1/n)]_(n=0.000000001)=2.718281827`. The graph of `y=(1+n)^(1/n)` is as follows: e = 2.71828... Graph of `(1+n)^(1/n)`.
Exponents in the Real World. Exponents, Index Numbers, Powers, and Indices are used in lots of parts of our modern technological world. Exponents are used in Computer Game Physics, pH and Richter Measuring Scales, Science, Engineering, Economics, Accounting, Finance, and many other disciplines. Exponential Growth is a critically important aspect of Finance, Demographics, Biology, Economics, Resources, Electronics and many other areas.