Practice - General Methods for Solving
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Practice Questions
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What is a recurrence equation?
💡 Hint: Think about how one term depends on another.
Define initial conditions.
💡 Hint: These are often the first few terms known in the sequence.
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Interactive Quizzes
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What is an example of a straightforward recurrence equation?
💡 Hint: Think about famous sequences in mathematics.
True or False: The Fibonacci sequence is an example of a non-homogeneous recurrence relationship.
💡 Hint: Consider the properties of linearity in the sequence.
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Challenge Problems
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Consider a recurrence relation defined by a(n) = 2a(n-1) + 3 for n >= 2 with a(1) = 1. Find a(5).
💡 Hint: Continue replacing n with earlier terms.
Using the relation T(n) = T(n-1) + T(n-2) for n >= 2 and T(0)=0, T(1)=1, derive the first four terms of T.
💡 Hint: Use identified values iteratively.
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