Solve the first-order linear recurrence relation: Sn+1 = Sn + 2, with S0=1.
Solve the first-order linear recurrence relation: Sn+1 = Sn + 2, with S0=1.
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Solve the first-order linear recurrence relation: Sn+1 = Sn + 2, with S0=1. You may use the general solution given on P.342.
![**Sequences and Series**
**General Formulation:**
The sequence is given in two parts:
- If \( a = 1 \),
\[ S_n = I + nc \quad \text{for } \forall n \in \mathbb{N}; \]
- If \( a \neq 1 \),
\[ S_n = a^n A + \frac{c}{1-a} \quad \text{for } \forall n \in \mathbb{N}. \]
**Particular Solutions:**
When \( a = 1 \):
- Any *particular solution* is found by determining a specific numerical value for \( I \). If a specific numerical value \( J \) for any entry \( S_j \) is given, solving \( J = I + jc \) for \( I \) gives:
\[ I = J - jc. \]
One specific solution is \( I = 0 \).
When \( a \neq 1 \):
- Any *particular solution* is found by determining a specific numerical value for \( A \). If the starting value \( I \) is given, then \( A = I - \frac{c}{1-a} \). Solving for \( A \) using the equation \( J = A a^j + \frac{c}{1-a} \) gives:
\[ A = \frac{1}{a^j} \left[ J - \frac{c}{1-a} \right]. \]
One specific solution is \( A = 0 \).
**Example 8.2.1: The Towers of Hanoi**
The recurrence equation for the number of moves in the Towers of Hanoi problem is a first-order linear recurrence equation:
\[ T_n = 2T_{n-1} + 1. \]
Here \( a = 2 \) and \( c = 1 \), resulting in:
\[ \frac{c}{1-a} = \frac{1}{1-2} = -1. \]
Any sequence \( T \) satisfying this recurrence equation (RE) is given by:
\[ T_n = 2^n [I - (-1)] + (-1) \]
\[ = 2^n [I + 1] - 1. \]
Assuming \( T \) has domain \( \mathbb{N} \](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2Fa4792360-22b4-40c0-a48a-02ce03c9f6f7%2F18e91af7-0c5b-44c7-8ac6-67ad5df84e15%2F8391nh8_processed.png&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:**Sequences and Series**
**General Formulation:**
The sequence is given in two parts:
- If \( a = 1 \),
\[ S_n = I + nc \quad \text{for } \forall n \in \mathbb{N}; \]
- If \( a \neq 1 \),
\[ S_n = a^n A + \frac{c}{1-a} \quad \text{for } \forall n \in \mathbb{N}. \]
**Particular Solutions:**
When \( a = 1 \):
- Any *particular solution* is found by determining a specific numerical value for \( I \). If a specific numerical value \( J \) for any entry \( S_j \) is given, solving \( J = I + jc \) for \( I \) gives:
\[ I = J - jc. \]
One specific solution is \( I = 0 \).
When \( a \neq 1 \):
- Any *particular solution* is found by determining a specific numerical value for \( A \). If the starting value \( I \) is given, then \( A = I - \frac{c}{1-a} \). Solving for \( A \) using the equation \( J = A a^j + \frac{c}{1-a} \) gives:
\[ A = \frac{1}{a^j} \left[ J - \frac{c}{1-a} \right]. \]
One specific solution is \( A = 0 \).
**Example 8.2.1: The Towers of Hanoi**
The recurrence equation for the number of moves in the Towers of Hanoi problem is a first-order linear recurrence equation:
\[ T_n = 2T_{n-1} + 1. \]
Here \( a = 2 \) and \( c = 1 \), resulting in:
\[ \frac{c}{1-a} = \frac{1}{1-2} = -1. \]
Any sequence \( T \) satisfying this recurrence equation (RE) is given by:
\[ T_n = 2^n [I - (-1)] + (-1) \]
\[ = 2^n [I + 1] - 1. \]
Assuming \( T \) has domain \( \mathbb{N} \
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