Question

Help please

Answer 1

It's difficult to know how to guide you here - can you explain the difficulty you are having?

You can see that f(1) and f(2) are correct in all the answers (by comparing with the table)

So you must concentrate on how to calculate f(n) when n>2

Look at the formulae in all the answers for whne n=3 for example. See if the formula produces the result which is in the table. If it does then check for n=4,5 &6

Only one of the answers provides the correct results for all values of n

Answer 2

im lost

Answer 3

@MrNood oh and sorry my mom had called me to do someething

Answer 4

look at the table

If n=3 tell me what f(n-2) is please?

Answer 5

f(6)

Answer 6

not - that's not it.

If n= 3 what does (n-2) =?


(So what does f(n-2) = (look at the table)

Answer 7

f(1)

Answer 8

correct - and what is the value of f(1) from the table

Answer 9

1

Answer 10

???

Answer 11

Good - so you can see how to read the values from the table.

Now look at the answers.

Take the second answer
It says that for n>2 then f(n) = f(n -1) + f(n - 2); n > 2

SO using the same method as you did above, right down f(n -1) + f(n - 2) when n=3

Answer 12

f(3)=f(2)+(1);n>2

Answer 13

And what is the value of f(2)+f(1) ?

Answer 14

f(3)

Answer 15

I want the actual numerical values - read them from the table..

Answer 16

what do you mean

Answer 17

Go back to the earlier posts - you told me f(n-2) is f(1) (when n=3) you then looked in the table to see that f(1) is 1

now do the same to find the value of f(2)+f(1)

Answer 18

no

Answer 19

its not the same

Answer 20

The initial posts were just to show you how to read the table.

Now -
look at the table and find the value of f(2)
look at the table and find the value of f(1)

Then calculate the value of f(2)+f(1)

Answer 21

f(3)

Answer 22

you are not reading the table.

Let's try again
What is the value of f(6)?

Answer 23

oh thats what you ment 32

Answer 24

OK - good

look at the table and find the value of f(2)
look at the table and find the value of f(1)

Then calculate the value of f(2)+f(1)

Answer 25

3

Answer 26

OK - that's correct

Now - the second answer says
f(n) = f(n -1) + f(n - 2)

Is this true when n=3? (you have done nearly ALL the work above for this....)

Answer 27

f(3)=f(2)+f(1)

Answer 28

so yes

Answer 29

you wrote down above that
f(2)+f(1)=3 that is correct

But what is f(3)?

Answer 30

when you add f(1)+f(3) thats f(3)=f(3)

Answer 31

so n is 3

Answer 32

wait im lost what do you mean whats f(3)

Answer 33

I'm really sorry - but you seem to need to revise the meaning of the table and the equations given in the answers.

The table lists the values of n (1-6) and the CORRESPONDING values of f(n)

I asked you what f(6) was and you correctly answered 32

I asked you what f(3) is and you are confused...

Answer 34

2?

Answer 35

you good im really slow

Answer 36

Tell me how you (correctly) got f(6) = 32

Answer 37

the table

Answer 38

so tell me what f(3) is

Answer 39

2

Answer 40

OK - correct so remember f(3)=2

NOW go back to just now

what is (f3-1)+f(3-2)

Answer 41

f(3)

Answer 42

what is the VALUE of (f3-1)+f(3-2) (look at the table...)

(you already worked this out)

Answer 43

so its f(2-1)+f(2-2)?

Answer 44

Sorry to have to go now - you really are some way from being able to solve this for yourself.

Please take a look at your text book, or speak to your tutor. There are some basic concepts you need to work on before you can answer this.

Please don't give up ... good luck