Evaluate the given limit to infinity

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$ \lim_{n->\infty} {(1+2/n)^{n^2} e^{-2n}} $

Answer is not $\ e^0$ . OR atleast it was not in the options.

My approach:

$ \lim_{n->\infty} {(1+2/n)^{n^2} .e^{-2n}} $ = $ \lim_{n->\infty} {(1+2/n)^{n^2}}/{e^{2n}} $

=$ \lim_{n->\infty} {(1+2/n)^{n^2}}/{(e^2)^{n}} $

= $ \lim_{n->\infty} {(1+2/n)^{n^2}}/{{((1+2/n)^{n})}^n} $

=$ \lim_{n->\infty} {e^{2{n}}}/{{e}^{2n}} $

=$ e^0 $

But this was not in the options. But My method seems to be pretty correct as well.

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Note that

$$ (1+2/n)^{n^2}=e^{n^2\log(1+2/n)}=e^{n^2(2/n-2/n^2+o(1/n^2))}=e^{2n-2+o(1)}$$

thus

$$ (1+2/n)^{n^2} e^{-2n}=e^{-2+o(1)}\to \frac1{e^2}$$