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Today's calculation of Integral 605

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May 4, 2010
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Problem Statement

Let f(x)f(x) be a differentiable function. Find the following limit value:
limn(nk){f(xn)f(0)}k.\lim_{n\to\infty} \dbinom{n}{k}\left\{f\left(\frac{x}{n}\right)-f(0)\right\}^k.
Especially, for f(x)=(xα)(xβ)f(x)=(x-\alpha)(x-\beta) find the limit value above.
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