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iterative function query

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Subject: [mg10579] iterative function query
From: Eric Walters <ewalters@bio.fsu.edu>
Date: Tue, 20 Jan 1998 16:54:19 -0500

Can someone explain the best way to code:

starting at x=1 and going to x=5;
taxes[x_]:= 45 + 0.97(taxes[x+1])/;&nbsp;

so that the following is generated:

45 + 0.97(45+0.97(45+0.97(45+0.97(45))))

Thanks,

Eric Walters
ewalters@bio.fsu.edu</HTML>

Can someone explain the best way to code:

starting at x=1 and going to x=5;
taxes[x_]:= 45 + 0.97(taxes[x+1])/;

so that the following is generated:

45 + 0.97(45+0.97(45+0.97(45+0.97(45))))

Thanks,

Eric Walters
ewalters@bio.fsu.edu

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