3. Consider a population that has an initial population of 100 and grows according to the recursive rule: Pn = Pn-1 + 35. What will be the population after 50 years?

Respuesta :

Answer:

The population after 50 years will be 1850.            

Step-by-step explanation:

We are given the following in the question:

[tex]P_n =P_{n-1} + 35[/tex]

which is the recursive rule for a population.

Initial population = 100

[tex]P_0 = 100[/tex]

The explicit form of given recursive relation can be written as:

[tex]P_n = 100 + 35n[/tex]

We have to find the population after 50 years.

We put n = 50 in the explicit form.

[tex]P_{50} = 100 + 35(50) = 1850[/tex]

Thus, the population after 50 years will be 1850.