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We notice that <cmath>x_5 + y_5 = 2(x_4 + y_4)</cmath> <cmath>= 2(2(x_3 + y_3))</cmath> <cmath>= 2(2(2(x_2 + y_2)))</cmath> <cmath>= 2(2(2(2(x_1 + y_1))))</cmath> <cmath>= 2(2(2(2(2(x_0 + y_0))))).</cmath> Since we are given that <math>x_0 = 3</math> and <math>y_0 = 1</math>, we can plug these values in to get that <cmath>x_5 + y_5 = 2(2(2(2(2(3 + 1))))) = 2(2(2(2(2(4))))) = 128 \qquad (1).</cmath> | We notice that <cmath>x_5 + y_5 = 2(x_4 + y_4)</cmath> <cmath>= 2(2(x_3 + y_3))</cmath> <cmath>= 2(2(2(x_2 + y_2)))</cmath> <cmath>= 2(2(2(2(x_1 + y_1))))</cmath> <cmath>= 2(2(2(2(2(x_0 + y_0))))).</cmath> Since we are given that <math>x_0 = 3</math> and <math>y_0 = 1</math>, we can plug these values in to get that <cmath>x_5 + y_5 = 2(2(2(2(2(3 + 1))))) = 2(2(2(2(2(4))))) = 128 \qquad (1).</cmath> | ||
− | Similarly, we conclude that <cmath>x_5 - y_5 = 3(3(3(3(3(x_0 - y_0)))))= 3(3(3(3(3(3-1))))) = 3(3(3(3(3(2))))) = 486 \qquad (2).</cmath> | + | Similarly, we conclude that <cmath>x_5 - y_5 = 3(3(3(3(3(x_0 - y_0)))))= 3(3(3(3(3(3 - 1))))) = 3(3(3(3(3(2))))) = 486 \qquad (2).</cmath> |
Adding <math>(1)</math> and <math>(2)</math> gives us <math>2 \cdot x_5 = 614.</math> Dividing both sides by <math>2</math> yields <math>x_5 = \boxed{307}.</math> | Adding <math>(1)</math> and <math>(2)</math> gives us <math>2 \cdot x_5 = 614.</math> Dividing both sides by <math>2</math> yields <math>x_5 = \boxed{307}.</math> | ||
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Revision as of 16:03, 11 July 2021
Problem
Let and
be sequences of real numbers such that
,
, and, for all positive integers
,
Find
.
Solution
We notice that
Since we are given that
and
, we can plug these values in to get that
Similarly, we conclude that
Adding and
gives us
Dividing both sides by
yields
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