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First-order linear recurrence
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Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Oxford
/
2023
/
Prelims
/
Mathematics III
/
4
/
b
/
v
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Solution
2026-10-25
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The equilibrium of the
first-order linear recurrence
is
n
/2
. Subtracting it gives
r
k
+
1
−
n
/2
=
(
1
−
2/
n
)
(
r
k
−
n
/2
)
.
(1)
Consequently
r
k
=
2
n
+
2
n
(
1
−
n
2
)
k
,
k
≥
0.
(2)
For
n
=
2
, interpret the
formula
at
k
=
0
through the
initial condition
:
r
0
=
2
, while
r
k
=
1
for
k
≥
1
. For every
n
≥
2
,
r
k
→
n
/2
.
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