SOLUTION: Find the first three iterates x(1), x(2), x(3) of f(x) = 2x-5 for an initial value of x(0) = 3. Thank You

SOLUTION: Find the first three iterates x(1), x(2), x(3) of f(x) = 2x-5 for an initial value of x(0) = 3. Thank You

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Question 41798: Find the first three iterates x(1), x(2), x(3) of f(x) = 2x-5 for an initial value of x(0) = 3.
Thank You
Answer by fractalier(6550) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Iteration is a process by which the output of one step becomes the input for the next one...so that for
f(x) = 2x-5 and x(0) = 3
f(x0) = f(3) = 2(3) - 5 = 1
f(x1) = f(1) = -3
f(x2) = f(-3) = -11
f(x3) = f(-11) = -27
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