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Let \( f \) be a recursive function defined by:

\[ f(0) = 2 \]
\[ f(1) = 4 \]
\[ f(x) = (f(x-1) + 4) \times f(x-2) \]

What is \( f(3) \)?

A. 20
B. 24
C. 80
D. 16
E. 1344
F. 84

Answer :

If Let f be a recursive function defined by, the value of f(3) is 160.

How to find?

We have a recursive function as:

f(0) = 2f(1)

= 4f(x)

= (f(x-1) + 4)* f(x-2).

We are supposed to calculate the value of f(3).

We will put the value of x = 3 in the recursive formula of f(x).f(3)

= (f(2) + 4) * f(1)f(2)

= (f(1) + 4) * f(0)f(1)

= 4f(0)

= 2.

By putting the values of f(2) and f(1), we get:

f(3) = (6 + 4) * 4f(3)

= 40 * 4f(3)

= 160.

Hence, the value of f(3) is 160.

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