Tutorial 2 DMGT
RECURRENCE RELATIONS
ADANI UNIVERSITY
February 2024
DO AS DIRECTED
1. Solve the following recurrence tn = 5tn−1 − 8tn−2 + 4tn−3 , n ≥ 3 subject
to initial conditions tn = n if n = 0, 1, 2
2. It is given that white tiger population of Orissa (INDIA) is 30 at time n
= 0 and 32 at time n = 1. Also the increase from time n-1 to time n is
twice the increase from time n-2 to time n-1. write the recurrence relation
for growth rate of tiger and solve it.
3. Solve the following recurrence tn = 7tn−1 − 10tn−2 subject to initial con-
ditions tn = 5; n = 0 and tn = 16; n = 1.
4. Solve the following recurrence tn = 6tn−1 − 11tn−2 + 6tn−3 subject to
initial conditions t0 = 1; t1 = 5 and t2 = 15
5. Solve the following recurrence tn = −3tn−1 −3tn−2 −tn−3 subject to initial
conditions t0 = 1; t1 = −2 and t2 = −1
6. What is the solution of the recurrence relation an = an−1 + 2an−2 with
a0 = 2 and a1 = 7?
7. A particle is moving in the horizontal direction. The distance it travels
in each second is equal to two times the distance it travelled in the pre-
vious second. If ar denotes the position of the particle in the rth second,
determine ar given that a0 = 3 and a3 = 10.
8. Find the formula for the general term Fn of the Fibonacci sequence
0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, .......
9. Solve the following recurrence relation an = 3an−1 + 1; n ≥ 1 with a0 = 1.
10. Solve the following recurrence relation an+2 − 4an = 9n2 ; n ≥ 0.
11. Solve the following recurrence relation an − 7an−1 + 10an−2 = 6 + 8k.
12. Solve the following recurrence relation ar + 5ar−1 + 6ar−2 = 3r2 − 2r + 1.
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13. Solve the following recurrence relation ar+2 + ar = r2 + r + 1.
14. Solve the following recurrence relation ar + 4ar−1 + 4ar−2 = r2 − 3r + 5.