Consider the following situations that generate a sequence. a. Write out the first five terms of the

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Consider the following situations that generate a sequence.

a. Write out the first five terms of the sequence.

b. Find an explicit formula for the terms of the sequence.

c. Find a recurrence relation that generates the sequence.

d. Using a calculator or a graphing utility, estimate the limit of the sequence or state that it does not exist.

When a biologist begins a study, a colony of prairie dogs has a population of 250. Regular measurements reveal that each month the prairie dog population increases by 3%. Let pn be the population (rounded to whole numbers) at the end of the nth month, where the initial population is p0 = 250.

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Calculus Early Transcendentals

ISBN: 978-0321947345

2nd edition

Authors: William L. Briggs, Lyle Cochran, Bernard Gillett

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