Note that the numerator of can be written with the product notation so that its limit can be calculated in Maple as follows.
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Calculus palette: Limit template
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Context Panel: Evaluate and Display Inline
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Table 8.1.7(a) contains the
task template that, given the general term of a sequence, calculates and graphs its first few members.
Tools≻Tasks≻Browse: Algebra≻Sequences
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Sequences
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General term
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Index name
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First index value
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Last index value
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Members
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Graph
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Table 8.1.7(a) The Sequences task template
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Notice that Maple immediately represents the product in the numerator of in terms of the gamma function because that numerator can actually be represented by factorials in the form .