Definite-Integration Question 503

Question: $ \underset{n\to \infty }{\mathop{\lim }},\sum\limits_{r=1}^{n}{\frac{1}{n}{e^{\frac{r}{n}}}} $ is

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Options:

A) $ e+1 $

B) $ e-1 $

C) $ 1-e $

D) $ e $

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Answer:

Correct Answer: B

Solution:

$ \underset{n\to \infty }{\mathop{\lim }},\sum\limits_{r=1}^{n}{\frac{1}{n}{e^{\frac{r}{n}}}=\int_0^{1}{e^{x}dx=[e^{x}]_0^{1}=e-1}} $ .