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loris [4]
2 years ago
5

F(1)=-12, f(n)=2f(n-1) find first 4 terms

Mathematics
1 answer:
amid [387]2 years ago
4 0
<h3>First four terms are:   -12, -24, -48, -96</h3>

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Explanation:

The notation f(1) = -12 tells us that the first term is -12.

The equation f(n) = 2*f(n-1) indicates that we're multiplying the (n-1)th term by 2 to get the nth term. Basically we multiply each term by 2 to get the next term.

-12*2 = -24

-24*2 = -48

-48*2 = -96

So the first four terms are -12, -24, -48, -96.

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Alternative Approach

f(1) = -12 .... first term

f(n) = 2*f(n-1) ... nth term recursive formula

f(2) = 2*f(2-1) ... plug in n = 2

f(2) = 2*f(1)

f(2) = 2*(-12) ... plug in f(1) = -12

f(2) = -24 ... second term

f(n) = 2*f(n-1) .... resetting for the next computation

f(3) = 2*f(3-1) ... plug in n = 3

f(3) = 2*f(2)

f(3) = 2*(-24)  ... plug in f(2) = -24

f(3) = -48 .... third term

f(n) = 2*f(n-1) ... one more reset

f(4) = 2*f(4-1) .... plug in n = 4

f(4) = 2*f(3)

f(4) = 2*(-48) ... plug in f(3) = -48

f(4) = -96 ... fourth term

We get the first four terms to be -12, -24, -48, -96, which was the same as earlier.

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