& gt= 1+C(n, 1)( 1/n)= 1+ 1 = 2
On the right (1+1/n) n =1+c (n, 1) (1/n)+c (n, 2) (1/n) 2.
C(n,k)=n! /((n-k)! *k! )=n(n- 1).....(n-k+ 1)/k!
c(n,k)*( 1/n)^k=c(n,k)/n^k=n(n- 1).....(n-k+ 1)/(n^k*k! )=[(n- 1)/n]*[(n-2)/n]*.....[(n-k+ 1)/n]/k!
=( 1- 1/n)( 1-2/n)......( 1-(k- 1)/n)/k!
1- 1/n & lt; 1 1-2/n & lt; 1...... 1-(k- 1)/n & lt; 1
So c (n, k) (1/n) k
So (1+ 1/n) n
& lt 1+ 1+ 1/( 1*2)+ 1/(2*3)+ 1/(3*4)+.... 1/((n- 1)*n)
= 1+ 1+ 1- 1/2+ 1/2- 1/3+ 1/3- 1/4+......+ 1/(n- 1)- 1/n
= 3- 1/n & lt; three