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Find the first four terms of the sequence in which a1= -5 and
an+1 = an + 1. |
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-5, -4, -3, -2 |
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–4, -3, -2, -1 |
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4, 3, 2, 1 |
D. |
5, 4, 3, 2 |
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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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–3, 7, -8, -2, -5, -8 |
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1, 2, 7, 9, 12, 17 |
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C. |
7, 4, 1, -2, -5, -8 |
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D. |
7, -3, 4, 1, 2, -1 |
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Determine the first five iterates of the function f(x) = 2x + 10 if the initial value is -12. |
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12, -14, -18, -26, -42 |
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–12, -14, -18, -26, -42 |
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C. |
–14, -18, -26, -42, -74 |
D. |
12, 14, -18, 26, -42 |
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4. |
Dave and Nick started out with a garden of 5 tomatoes. Each week, they grew three times as many tomatoes as the week before. How many tomatoes an do they grow in the nth week? |
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A. |
3 + an -1 |
B. |
3an-1 |
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C. |
3n |
D. |
5 + 3n |
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What is the 21st iterate of the function  if x0 = 3. |
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3 |
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–1 |
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C. |
–19 |
D. |
–3 |
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