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What are the first six terms of the sequence in which a1= 7 and an+1= an - 3? |
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7, -3, 4, 1, 2, -1 |
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1, 2, 7, 9, 12, 17 |
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–3, 7, -8, -2, -5, -8 |
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7, 4, 1, -2, -5, -8 |
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Find the first four iterates of the function f(x) = 7x + 2 if x0 = 3. |
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23, 76, 114, 208 |
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3, 23, 47, 81 |
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23, 163, 1143, 8003 |
D. |
7, 12, 18, 36 |
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3. |
Which of the following is not a recursive formula? |
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4. |
Cody and Earl started their first week with a garden of 20 tomatoes. Each week, they grew three times as many tomatoes as they had at their home. If they eat 10 tomatoes per week, how many tomatoes will be grown in the fifth week? |
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420 |
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150 |
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1570 |
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1620 |
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5. |
What is the 21st iterate of the function if x0 = 3. |
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3 |
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–3 |
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–1 |
D. |
–19 |
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