Problem 2 Consider a recursion relation of the form with initial condition an. Part A an= pan-1+1 Write a function in Python or Java that computes an. Your function should accept 3 arguments: p, ao, and n. Use your function to compute a10 when p = 2 and ao = -1. Part B Use your function to experiment. Find values of p and ao such that: 1. an becomes closer and closer to some fixed, finite number as n grows large. 2. an "blows up" (gets very big) as n grows large. 3. an flips between positive and negative values as n grows large.

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## Problem 2

Consider a recursion relation of the form:

\[ a_n = pa_{n-1} + 1 \]

with initial condition \( a_0 \).

### Part A

Write a function in Python or Java that computes \( a_n \). Your function should accept 3 arguments: \( p \), \( a_0 \), and \( n \). Use your function to compute \( a_{10} \) when \( p = 2 \) and \( a_0 = -1 \).

### Part B

Use your function to experiment. Find values of \( p \) and \( a_0 \) such that:

1. \( a_n \) becomes closer and closer to some fixed, finite number as \( n \) grows large.
2. \( a_n \) "blows up" (gets very big) as \( n \) grows large.
3. \( a_n \) flips between positive and negative values as \( n \) grows large.
Transcribed Image Text:## Problem 2 Consider a recursion relation of the form: \[ a_n = pa_{n-1} + 1 \] with initial condition \( a_0 \). ### Part A Write a function in Python or Java that computes \( a_n \). Your function should accept 3 arguments: \( p \), \( a_0 \), and \( n \). Use your function to compute \( a_{10} \) when \( p = 2 \) and \( a_0 = -1 \). ### Part B Use your function to experiment. Find values of \( p \) and \( a_0 \) such that: 1. \( a_n \) becomes closer and closer to some fixed, finite number as \( n \) grows large. 2. \( a_n \) "blows up" (gets very big) as \( n \) grows large. 3. \( a_n \) flips between positive and negative values as \( n \) grows large.
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