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On the Difference equation xn+ = ax n - bx n /(cx x - dxn-1)

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We investigate some qualitative behavior of the solutions of the difference equation xn+ = ax n - bx n /(cx x - dxn-1), n = 0,1,..., where the initial conditions x-1, x0 are arbitrary real numbers and a, b, c, d are positive constants.

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Elabbasy, E., El-Metwally, H. & Elsayed, E. On the Difference equation xn+ = ax n - bx n /(cx x - dxn-1). Adv Differ Equ 2006, 082579 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1155/ADE/2006/82579

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