document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=260265>Question 260265</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If h(x)=h(x-1) + 4x and h(3) = -17, then find h(7). Please help! </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #191723 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richwmiller><B>richwmiller(17219)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richwmiller><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=richwmiller><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=191723\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> You can get h(4) because you know h(4 -1) = h(3).<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "h(3) = -17\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "h(4) = h(x-1) + 4x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "    = h(4 - 1) + 4*4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "    = h(3) + 16<BR>\n" );
document.write( "    = -17 + 16<BR>\n" );
document.write( "    = -1\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "h(5) = h(x-1) + 4x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "    = h(5 - 1) + 4*5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "    = h(4) + 20<BR>\n" );
document.write( "    = -1 + 20<BR>\n" );
document.write( "    = 19\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "h(6) = h(x-1) + 4x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "    = h(6 - 1) + 4*6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "    = h(5) + 24<BR>\n" );
document.write( "    = 19 + 24<BR>\n" );
document.write( "    = 43\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "h(7) = h(x-1) + 4x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "    = h(7 - 1) + 4*7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "    = h(6) + 28<BR>\n" );
document.write( "    = 43 + 28<BR>\n" );
document.write( "    = 71 </SPAN>\n" );
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