SOLUTION: if h(x+1)=3h(x)+4 over 3 for all positive integers x and h(1)= -2/3, what is the value of h(3)

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Question 1043435: if h(x+1)=3h(x)+4 over 3 for all positive integers x and h(1)= -2/3, what is the value of h(3)
Found 2 solutions by stanbon, Edwin McCravy:
Answer by stanbon(75887)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
if h(x+1)=3h(x)+4 over 3 for all positive integers x and h(1)= -2/3,
what is the value of h(3)
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Question:: What is it that is "over 3"?
Please use parenthesis to indicate numerator and denominator
Cheers,
Stan H.
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Answer by Edwin McCravy(20060)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
What's "over 3" mean, the whole 3h(x)+4 over 3 or just the 4
over 3?

Assuming you meant 

Let x=1 in 








Let x=2 in 








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Assuming you meant 

Let x=1 in 









Let x=2 in 








This is the more interesting case, since 
 for all values of x.  h(x)
is a constant function.

Edwin

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