In order to monitor buses in a travel
agency, the manager decides to monitor
the number of break downs of the buses
using the sequence {x_n } defined by
x_(n+1) = 1.05 x_n + 4. Given that x_0 = 40.
is the number of break downs by the buses
from the 1^(st) of january 2000, and that
for every n∈N, we denote x_n the number
of breakdowns of the buses as from 1^(st)
of january of the year (2000 + n)
(a) Calculate x_1 , x_2 , x_3
(b) Consider the sequence {y_n } defined
by y_n = x_n + 80 for all n ∈ N
(i) express y_(n+1) in terms of y_n and
deduce the nature of the sequence {y_n }.
(ii) Express y_n in terms of n. deduce x_n
in terms of n
(iv) find the number of break downs
that will be registered by 1^(st) january
2021.
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