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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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–14, -18, -26, -42, -74 |
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12, -14, -18, -26, -42 |
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–12, -14, -18, -26, -42 |
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12, 14, -18, 26, -42 |
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Which of the following is not a recursive formula? |
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What is an example of a recursive formula whose first three terms are 3, 6, and 9? |
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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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5 + 3n |
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3n |
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3 + an -1 |
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3an-1 |
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What is the 21st iterate of the function  if x0 = 3. |
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–1 |
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–19 |
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–3 |
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3 |
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