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A certain protected species normally doubles its
Chapter 3, Problem 20(choose chapter or problem)
A certain protected species normally doubles its population each month. The initial population is 20, but by the beginning of the next month, 1 specimen has died of an infection. In successive months, the infection kills 2, then 4, then 8, and so forth. a. Write a recurrence relation for the size of the population at the beginning of month n. b. Solve this recurrence relation. c. What is the size of the population at the beginning of month 7?
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QUESTION:
A certain protected species normally doubles its population each month. The initial population is 20, but by the beginning of the next month, 1 specimen has died of an infection. In successive months, the infection kills 2, then 4, then 8, and so forth. a. Write a recurrence relation for the size of the population at the beginning of month n. b. Solve this recurrence relation. c. What is the size of the population at the beginning of month 7?
ANSWER:Step 1 of 4
Given that A species doubles its population each month. The initial population is 20. In each month specimens die in count , double of specimens died in the previous month.