Discrete Mathematics and Its Applications, Seventh Edition

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Chapter 2 - Section 2.4 - Sequences and Summations - Exercises - Page 168: 11

Answer

Answer is 6, 17, 49, 143, 421

Work Step by Step

first of all, we have an = 2^n + 5 ⋅ 3^n for n = 0, 1, 2, … . a0=2^0+5.3^0 =1+5=6 a1=2^1+5.3^1 =2+15=17 a2=2^2+5.3^2 =4+45=47 a3=2^3+5.3^3 =8+135=143 a4=2^4+5.3^4 =16+405=421
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