Given: The function below:
[tex]f(x)=2x[/tex]To Determine: The interation with initial value of 1
When the initial value is 1, it means that x = 1
If x =1, we can determine f(1) by the substituting for x in the function as shown below:
[tex]\begin{gathered} f(x)=2x \\ x=1 \\ f(1)=2(1)=2\times1=2 \end{gathered}[/tex][tex]f^2(1)=2^2\times1=2\times2\times1=4[/tex]Part 1:
It can be observed that as the number of iterations grow, the number increase in powers of 2
This can be modelled as
[tex]f^n=2^n\times1=2^n[/tex][tex]f^{10}=2^{10}\times1=1024[/tex]Part 2:
If we repeat the process with an initial value of -1. As the number of iterations grows, the number can be modelled as
[tex]\begin{gathered} f^{-n}=2^{-n}\times1 \\ f^{-1}=2^{-1}\times1=\frac{1}{2}\times1=\frac{1}{2} \\ \text{For initial value of -2, we would have} \\ f^{-2}=2^{-2}\times1=\frac{1}{2^2}\times1=\frac{1}{4} \end{gathered}[/tex]So, as the initial value decreases, it can be observed by the above calculations that the number would be decreasing by the the reciprocal of the power of 2.