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#1 Help Me ! » PLZZZZZ Help ME! » 2006-09-13 11:26:43

E-MOO
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HI

I just recieved some problems today that I have to complete, but once I got home I noticed that I couldn't answer the questions, I can answer a couple of the questions but for the most part I am lost.
Thank You


1. a. Given t1=1, list the next five terms for the recursion formula tn= n*tn-1   
 
  b. In the sequence, tk, is a factorial number, often written as k! Show that
Tk=k!
=k(k-1)(k-2)......(2)(1).

   c.  Explain what 8! means. Evaluate 8!

   d. Explain why factorial numbers can be considered an iterative process.

  e. Note that
     (2to the power of5)(5!)
= (2*2*2*2*2)(5*4*3*2*1)
= (2*5)(2*4)(2*3)(2*2)(2*1)
=10*8*6*4*2
which is the product of the first five even positive integers. Write a formula for the product of the first n even positive integers. Explain why your formula is correct.

  f. Write 10!/(2to the power of 5)(5!) as a product of consecutive odd integers.

g. Write a factorial formula for the product of

i) the first six odd positive integers

ii) the first ten odd positive integers

iii) the first n odd positive integers

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