SOLUTION: find the first three iterates of the function f(x) = x^2 - 2, if the initial value is -2

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Question 224239: find the first three iterates of the function f(x) = x^2 - 2, if the initial value is -2
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
What do you mean by iterates?
You have not posted a recursive rule so
I don't know what iteration is implied.
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Cheers,
Stan H.