Justin w.

asked • 03/24/16

Give the values a0.....until 5

 
 
(1) an = (an−1)2 + an−2, a0 = 2, a1 = 5
 
(2)an = an−2, a0 = 0, a1 = 10
 
I was practicing ; then i ran into these that could not solve; i need help; how can i s solve them. 

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Mark M. answered • 03/24/16

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Justin w.

from where did you get 5 in a2 , and 27 in a3 ?
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03/25/16

Mark M.

From the formula:
a2 = a12 + a0
a2 = 52 + 2 = 27
 
a3 = a22 + a1
a3 = 272 + 5 = 734
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03/25/16

Justin w.

So a4 and 5  will be
a4 = 7342+ 5 = 538761
 
a5 = 538761+ 5= 290263415126
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03/25/16

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