In Cavite, there is a certain breed of cat which has its first kitten on its second birthday and another on every birthday thereafter. All kittens are female. The first kitten was born on New Year’s Day in 2006. If Richard, the owner, keeps the first kitten and all of her kittens and their kittens (and so on) that are born before August 2013, how big will his group of cats be?

In Cavite, there is a certain breed of cat which has its first kitten on its second birthday and another on every birthday thereafter. All kittens are female. The first kitten was born on New Year’s Day in 2006. If Richard, the owner, keeps the first kitten and all of her kittens and their kittens (and so on) that are born before August 2013, how big will his group of cats be?

Advanced Engineering Mathematics

10th Edition

ISBN:9780470458365

Author:Erwin Kreyszig

Publisher:Erwin Kreyszig

Chapter2: Second-order Linear Odes

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 1RQ

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