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 **Problem 4:**  **Problem 4:** 
-Let $e_n$ be the truncation of the above series after the $n$th term, i.e. $e_1 = 1$, $e_2 = 1 + 1/1!$, etc. Devise a Matlab expression that uses the ''​log10''​ function to count the number of digits of accuracy ​in any given $e_n$. ​ +Let $e_n$ be the truncation of the above series after the $n$th term, i.e. $e_1 = 1$, $e_2 = 1 + 1/1!$, etc. Devise a Matlab expression that uses the ''​log10''​ function to count the number of digits of accuracy ​for a given $e_n$. ​Use this expression to verify your answer for problem 3.
  
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