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Discrete Mathematics and Its Applications Study Set 1
Quiz 8: A: Advanced Counting Techniques
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Question 1
Short Answer
determine whether the recurrence relation is a linear homogeneous recurrence relation with constant coefficients. -
a
n
=
5
a
n
−
1
2
−
3
a
n
−
2
2
a _ { n } = 5 a _ { n - 1 } ^ { 2 } - 3 a _ { n - 2 } ^ { 2 }
a
n
=
5
a
n
−
1
2
−
3
a
n
−
2
2
Question 2
Short Answer
Find the solution of the recurrence relation a
n
= 3a
n−1
with a
0
= 2.
Question 3
Short Answer
determine whether the recurrence relation is a linear homogeneous recurrence relation with constant coefficients. -
a
n
−
7
a
n
−
2
+
a
n
−
5
=
0
a _ { n } - 7 a _ { n - 2 } + a _ { n - 5 } = 0
a
n
−
7
a
n
−
2
+
a
n
−
5
=
0
Question 4
Short Answer
determine whether the recurrence relation is a linear homogeneous recurrence relation with constant coefficients. -
a
n
=
0.7
a
n
−
1
−
0.3
a
n
−
2
a _ { n } = 0.7 a _ { n - 1 } - 0.3 a _ { n - 2 }
a
n
=
0.7
a
n
−
1
−
0.3
a
n
−
2
Question 5
Short Answer
determine whether the recurrence relation is a linear homogeneous recurrence relation with constant coefficients. -
a
n
=
a
n
−
3
a _ { n } = a _ { n - 3 }
a
n
=
a
n
−
3
Question 6
Short Answer
describe each sequence recursively. Include initial conditions and assume that the sequences begin with a
1
. -a
n
= the number of bit strings of length n that begin with 1
Question 7
Short Answer
determine whether the recurrence relation is a linear homogeneous recurrence relation with constant coefficients. -
a
n
+
a
n
−
1
=
1
a _ { n } + a _ { n - 1 } = 1
a
n
+
a
n
−
1
=
1
Question 8
Short Answer
solve the recurrence relation either by using the characteristic equation or by discovering a pattern formed by the terms. -
a
n
=
5
a
n
−
1
−
4
a
n
−
2
,
a
0
=
1
,
a
1
=
0
a _ { n } = 5 a _ { n - 1 } - 4 a _ { n - 2 } , \quad a _ { 0 } = 1 , a _ { 1 } = 0
a
n
=
5
a
n
−
1
−
4
a
n
−
2
,
a
0
=
1
,
a
1
=
0
Question 9
Short Answer
solve the recurrence relation either by using the characteristic equation or by discovering a pattern formed by the terms. -
a
n
=
a
n
−
2
,
a
0
=
2
,
a
1
=
−
1
a _ { n } = a _ { n - 2 } , \quad a _ { 0 } = 2 , a _ { 1 } = - 1
a
n
=
a
n
−
2
,
a
0
=
2
,
a
1
=
−
1
Question 10
Short Answer
solve the recurrence relation either by using the characteristic equation or by discovering a pattern formed by the terms. -
a
n
=
5
a
n
−
1
−
4
a
n
−
2
,
a
0
=
0
,
a
1
=
1
a _ { n } = 5 a _ { n - 1 } - 4 a _ { n - 2 } , \quad a _ { 0 } = 0 , a _ { 1 } = 1
a
n
=
5
a
n
−
1
−
4
a
n
−
2
,
a
0
=
0
,
a
1
=
1
Question 11
Short Answer
A vending machine dispensing books of stamps accepts only $1 coins, $1 bills, and $2 bills. Let an denote
Question 12
Short Answer
describe each sequence recursively. Include initial conditions and assume that the sequences begin with a
1
. -a
n
= the number of ways to go down an n-step staircase if you go down 1, 2, or 3 steps at a time
Question 13
Short Answer
describe each sequence recursively. Include initial conditions and assume that the sequences begin with a
1
. -a
n
= the number of bit strings of length n that contain a pair of consecutive 0's