document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=615322>Question 615322</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Which of the following are the first three iterates of the function f(x)=3x+2 for the initial value of x^0=-2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a.  -2,-4,-10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b. 4, -10,28<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c. -4, -10, -28<BR>\n" );
document.write( "d. -4, 10, -28\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I think the answer is (C).  Is that correct? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #387087 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=387087\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I'm not 100% familiar with the topic of function iterates, but my guess is that you plug in an initial value x = x0 to get x1 = f(x0). Then you plug in x1 = f(x0) to get x2 = f(f(x0)), etc etc to generate a sequence of values.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If that's the case, then you are correct. </SPAN>\n" );
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