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Practice Questions
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Question 1
Easy
What is a linear homogeneous recurrence equation?
💡 Hint: Think about how these equations relate sequences.
Question 2
Easy
What do characteristic roots represent?
💡 Hint: What do we derive from the characteristic equation?
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Interactive Quizzes
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Question 1
What do we call the values derived from the characteristic polynomial of a recurrence relation?
- Initial Conditions
- General Solutions
- Characteristic Roots
💡 Hint: Think about what those values represent.
Question 2
True or False: Initial conditions are not necessary for determining unique solutions in recurrence equations.
- True
- False
💡 Hint: Consider multiple sequences that can satisfy a recurrence.
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Challenge Problems
Push your limits with challenges.
Question 1
Consider the recurrence relation a_n = 2a_{n-1} - a_{n-2}. Find and characterize its general solution.
💡 Hint: Identify the polynomial from the given recursion.
Question 2
Given the initial conditions a_0 = 3 and a_1 = 5, what coefficients α_1 and α_2 satisfy this in the previous multiple root example?
💡 Hint: Substituting initial conditions helps find unknown constants.
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