CSC 156 Fall 2024 - Homework 9 (100 pts. total)
Assigned Mon Nov 25, due Mon Dec 2
BEFORE STARTING THIS ASSIGNMENT:
Before starting the exercises given below for each section, please make sure to read each section and check your understanding (by doing the participation exercises and those additional exercises with answers provided).
FOR ALL QUESTIONS IN THIS ASSIGNMENT:
Answer each question. *Make sure to justify your answer for all questions. Do NOT just state the answer.*
THE ASSIGNMENT:
[34 pts.] Section 6.1 Additional Exercises: #1bef,3ab,4e
[16 pts.] Question 1: For the sequence an = 4, 10, ...
a) Suppose an is an arithmetic sequence. What is the common difference? What are the next two terms?
b) Suppose an is a geometric sequence. What is the common ratio? What are the next two terms?
[20 pts.] Question 2: For the sequence cj=j2-1:
a) Starting at index 1, calculate the first 4 terms of the sequence.
b) Find the value of 
.
c) Find the value of 
.
[10 pts.] Question 3: Given the recursively defined sequence: an = n • an-1 + 1 with a1 = 5, find a4.
[20 pts.] Section 6.2 Additional Exercises: #1a,1e
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