Solve.
10) Giventhata1=–4,a2=–4andan+2=an+1–4an
whatisthefifthtermofthisrecursivelydefined
sequence?
A) a5=–20 B) a5=28 C) a5=764 D) a5= –308
SHORTANSWER.Writethewordorphrasethatbestcompleteseachstatementoranswersthequestion.
11) Karenhasabalanceof$1000onadepartmentstorecreditcardthatcharges1.5%interestpermonthon
anyunpaidbalance.Shecanaffordtopay$150towardthebalanceeachmonth.Herbalanceeachmonth,
aftermakinga$150payment,isgivenbytherecursivelydefinedsequence
B0=$1000Bn=1.015Bn–1–150
DetermineKarenʹsbalanceaftermakingthefirstpayment.Thatis,determineB1.
12)
akeboughtatruckbytakingoutaloanfor$26,500 at0.25% interestpermonth.Jakeʹsregularmonthly
paymentis$567,buthedecidestopayanextra$75towardthebalanceeachmonth.Hisbalanceeach
month,aftermakinghispayment,isgivenbytherecursivelydefinedsequence
B0=$26,500Bn=1.0025Bn–1–642
DetermineJakeʹsbalanceaftermakingthefirstpayment.Thatis,determineB1.
13) Awildliferefugecurrentlyhas100deerinit.Alocalwildlifesocietydecidestoaddanadditional2deer
eachmonth.Itisalreadyknownthatthedeerpopulationisgrowing12%peryear.Thesizeofthe
populationisgivenbytherecursivelydefinedsequence
p0=100 pn=1.01pn–1+2
Howmanydeerareinthewildliferefugeattheendofthesecondmonth?Thatis,whatisp2?
14) LexingtonReservoirhas300milliongallonsofwater.About0.07%ofthewaterislosttoevaporationevery
week.About150,000gallonsofwaterenterthereservoireveryweek.Theamountofwaterinthereservoir
attheendofeachweekisgivenbytherecursivelydefinedsequence
w0=300 wn=(0.9993)wn–1+0.15
Determinetheamountofwaterinthereservoiratthebeginningofthesecondweek.Thatis,determine
w2.
15) Mariadeposited$1500inanindependentretirementaccountatherbank.Sheearns0.5%interestper
monthonthebalance.Eachmonth,shedeposits$100intheaccount.Herbalanceeachmonthaftermaking
a$100deposit,isgivenbytherecursivelydefinedsequence
B0=$1500Bn=1.005Bn–1+100
IfshemadetheinitialdepositonSeptember30,andmakeseachmonthlydepositonthelastdayofthe
month,howmuchmoneywillbeintheaccountattheendoftheyearforMariatocountasadeduction
forthatyearʹsfederalincometaxes?Thatis,determineB3.
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