The tutor starts towards the general solution to a 2nd degree difference equation, aka recurrence relation. Back in my June 21 post, the following recurrence relation emerged: n tn 0 1 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 5 The …

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The tutor introduces a first degree non-homogeneous recurrence relation. An equation that describes a list of terms by a relationship among consecutive ones is called a recurrence relation. Some people call it a difference equation. An example: 17an+1 – 5an …

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