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Task/Calculating-the-value-of-e/PowerShell/calculating-the-value-of-e.psh

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+$e0 = 0
+$e = 2
+$n = 0
+$fact = 1
+while([Math]::abs($e-$e0) -gt 1E-15){
+   $e0 = $e
+   $n += 1
+   $fact *= 2*$n*(2*$n+1)
+   $e += (2*$n+2)/$fact
+}
+
+Write-Host "Computed e = $e"
+Write-Host "    Real e = $([Math]::Exp(1))"
+Write-Host "     Error = $([Math]::Exp(1) - $e)"
+Write-Host "Number of iterations = $n"