alleryStart learning →Jacob Bernoulli discovered the constant e in 1683 while studying which problem?
ACompound interest
BProbability of dice
CAnnuity tables
DPlanetary orbits
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Compound interest
He found e by studying a question about compound interest.
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