Approximate the value of the series to within an error of at most 0.0001 sum_{n=1}^{infty} frac{(-1)^{n+1}}{e^n - 2} According to the Alternating Series Approximation Theorem: |S_N - S| < a_{N+1} what is the smallest value of N that approximates S to within an error of at most 0.0001? N = S ?
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