Question 3 Captain Picard and the rest of the crew of the Rocinante are defending their position on Tatooine against the evil robotic Cylon invaders. Each day of the battle, 1500 Cylons arrive at dawn, and throughout each day the crew is able to eliminate 60% of the Cylons on the battlefield. (a) Let Cn be the number of Cylons on the planet at the end of the day on the nth day of the battle. Find C1, C2, and C3. (b) Find an explicit, closed-form formula for the number of Cylons at the end of the day on the nth day of the battle. (Explicit means we write C, as a function of n alone as opposed to a recursive formula where Cn is written in terms of Cn-1. By closed-form, we mean a formula without shorthand such as sigma notation or + +.) (c) In the long run, how many Cylons will be on the planet after a day of battle?
Question 3 Captain Picard and the rest of the crew of the Rocinante are defending their position on Tatooine against the evil robotic Cylon invaders. Each day of the battle, 1500 Cylons arrive at dawn, and throughout each day the crew is able to eliminate 60% of the Cylons on the battlefield. (a) Let Cn be the number of Cylons on the planet at the end of the day on the nth day of the battle. Find C1, C2, and C3. (b) Find an explicit, closed-form formula for the number of Cylons at the end of the day on the nth day of the battle. (Explicit means we write C, as a function of n alone as opposed to a recursive formula where Cn is written in terms of Cn-1. By closed-form, we mean a formula without shorthand such as sigma notation or + +.) (c) In the long run, how many Cylons will be on the planet after a day of battle?
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