Precalculus: Mathematics for Calculus, 7th Edition

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1305071751
ISBN 13: 978-1-30507-175-9

Chapter 12 - Review - Exercises - Page 889: 9

Answer

1, 3, 5, 11, 21, 43, 85

Work Step by Step

$a_{1}=1,$ $a_{2}=3,\qquad a_{n}=a_{n-1}+2a_{n-2}$, $a_{3}=a_{2}+2a_{1}=3+2(1)=5$, $a_{4}=a_{3}+2a_{2}=5+2(3)=11$, $a_{5}=a_{4}+2a_{3}=11+2(5)=21$, $a_{6}=a_{5}+2a_{4}=21+2(11)=43$, $a_{7}=a_{6}+2a_{5}=43+2(21)=85$
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