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If f(1)=5 and f(n)=5f(n-1) then find any value of f(6).

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User Manoz
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Answer: 15625

Work Shown:

Plug in n = 2 and compute

f(n)=5f(n-1)

f(2)=5*f(2-1)

f(2)=5*f(1)

f(2)=5*5

f(2)=25

Repeat for n = 3

f(n)=5f(n-1)

f(3)=5*f(3-1)

f(3)=5*f(2)

f(3)=5*25

f(3)=125

Do the same for n = 4

f(n)=5f(n-1)

f(4)=5*f(4-1)

f(4)=5*f(3)

f(4)=5*125

f(4)=625

And also n = 5

f(n)=5f(n-1)

f(5)=5*f(5-1)

f(5)=5*f(4)

f(5)=5*625

f(5)=3125

Then finally n = 6

f(n)=5f(n-1)

f(6)=5*f(6-1)

f(6)=5*f(5)

f(6)=5*3125

f(6)=15625

This is the final answer.

Side note: The closed-form shortcut formula is

f(n) = 5^n

Note how

f(n) = 5^n

f(6) = 5^6

f(6) = 15625

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User Dimt
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