Q. If f(1)=8 and f(n+1)=−5f(n)−3 then find the value of f(3).Answer:
Given f(1): We are given that f(1)=8. We need to find f(3). According to the recursive formula f(n+1)=−5f(n)−3, we can find f(2) by substituting n=1.Calculation: f(2)=−5f(1)−3=−5(8)−3=−40−3=−43
Calculate f(2): Now that we have f(2)=−43, we can find f(3) by substituting n=2 into the recursive formula.Calculation: f(3)=−5f(2)−3=−5(−43)−3=215−3=212