Consider the sequence \(\{x_n\}_{n\geq 0}\) defined by the recurrence relation…

GATE · 2007 · IT

Consider the sequence {xn}n≥0\{x_n\}_{n\geq 0} defined by the recurrence relation xn+1=cxn2−2x_{n+1}=cx_n^2-2, where c>0c>0.

For which of the following values of cc does there exist a non-empty open interval (a,b)(a,b) such that the sequence xnx_n converges for all x0x_0 satisfying a<x0<ba<x_0<b?

(i) 0.25 (ii) 0.35 (iii) 0.45 (iv) 0.5

  1. A.

    (i) only

  2. B.

    (i) and (ii) only

  3. C.

    (i), (ii) and (iii) only

  4. D.

    (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv)

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