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3.07 First order linear recurrence - calculator assumed

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Consider the following sequence.

$2,11,20,29,\ldots$2,11,20,29,

a

Which of the following most correctly identifies the type of sequence?

Arithmetic

A

Geometric

B

First order linear

C

None of the others

D
b

Find the common difference.

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Consider the following sequence.

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Consider the following sequence.

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Consider the following sequence.

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Outcomes

3.2.9

use a general first-order linear recurrence relation to generate the terms of a sequence and to display it in both tabular and graphical form

3.2.10

generate a sequence defined by a first-order linear recurrence relation that gives long term increasing, decreasing or steady-state solutions

3.2.11

use first-order linear recurrence relations to model and analyse (numerically or graphically only) practical problems

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