niyo123
niyo123 niyo123
  • 02-03-2017
  • Mathematics
contestada

if f(1) = 3 and f(n) = -2f(n-1)+1 what is f(4)

Respuesta :

treypad2702
treypad2702 treypad2702
  • 27-04-2017
If f(1)=1 then f(f(1))=1 but f(f(1))=3, so f(1) isn't equal to 1If f(1)>2 then f(2)>3, so f(f(1))>3, but f(f(1))=3, so f(1) isn't greater than 2Thus f(1)=2, and f(2)=3f(3)=f(f(2))=6, and f(6)=f(f(3))=9, so 9 > f(5) > f(4) > 6, so f(5)=8 and f(4)=7.
Answer Link

Otras preguntas

What is 25% of $500.00? I think the answer is $475.00 Can someone verify if twenty five percent of 500.00 is $475.00
Forget the motor When im on the boat Think of the best time To buy a new coat What am I......?
What all the multiples of 81?
The ______ was established in 1943 to assist in the transition from a peacetime to a wartime economy ?
find the sum. write each mixed number in simplest form 4 7/8 + 5 1/4
Factor the expression. If the expression cannot be factored, say so.
What all the multiples of 81?
a lunch bill including tax, is divided among you and 5 friends. everyone pays less than $8.75. write and solve an inequality that describes the total amount of
find the sum. write each mixed number in simplest form 4 7/8 + 5 1/4
Does an owl have a backbone?