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5. Recursion and Iteration
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Exercise 38 Page 695

Use the initial value as the input of a function rule. This will give us the first output value.

21, 1769, 12 517 449

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We are asked to write the first three iterates of a function, given a function rule and an initial value.

x_0&=-2 f(x)& = 4x^2+5 To do so, we will use a table.

n x_n f(x)=4x^2+5 x_(n+1)
0 x_0= -2 4 x_0^2+5=4( -2)^2+5 21
1 x_1= 21 4 x_1^2+5=4( 21)^2+5 1769
2 x_2= 1769 4 x_2^2+5=4( 1769)^2+5 12 517 449
3 x_3= 12 517 449 - -

Therefore, the first three iterates of the function are 21, 1769 and 12 517 449.