Question 1702: Normalize a Candidate before a Fixed-Factor Closed-Form Audit

Original question and givens

Use fixed discrete time steps and one exact nonnegative rational factor throughout. This is not a continuous-time model or an empirical population prediction; signed initial quantities and the zero case must retain their specified values. Use exact rational inputs. Normalize denominator signs and reduce output fractions; print integers without /1. These specified-value checks do not identify truncation, rounding, measurement or model-error causes. initial=-7/2, factor=2/3, n=1, candidate=-7/3. Give (initial, factor, n, exact term, normalized candidate, equal?).

• G001 — Use fixed discrete time steps and one exact nonnegative rational factor throughout. This is not a continuous-time model or an empirical population prediction; signed initial quantities and the zero case must retain their specified values. Use exact rational inputs. Normalize denominator signs and reduce output fractions; print integers without /1. These specified-value checks do not identify truncation, rounding, measurement or model-error causes. initial=-7/2, factor=2/3, n=1, candidate=-7/3. Give (initial, factor, n, exact term, normalized candidate, equal?).

Definition and scope

Use the original question domain, assumptions and cited MKO definitions. This item has second-context mathematical and bilingual review, with the model, answer and every arithmetic step independently recomputed from the original parameters; the source question remains a candidate.

• mko-discrete-exponential-growth

Step-by-step derivation

factor q=2/3≥0

X_(k+1)=q·X_k

X₀=-7/2; n=1

n=0 uses the initial value; an empty product equals1

X_1 := mul(-7/2, 2/3)

X_1 = -7/3

X_k=X₀q^k ⇒ X_(k+1)=qX_k=X₀q^(k+1)

X_n=X₀q^n for every nonnegative integer n

(2/3)^1

q^n = 2/3

closed-form X_n := mul(-7/2, 2/3)

closed-form X_n = -7/3

computed X_1=-7/3; candidate=-7/3

candidate correct at this n: Yes

Reverse checks

• S007 · premise_and_result_audit — Check against the original data and this step's premises; a one-way implication is not an equivalence.
• S006 · premise_and_result_audit — Recompute closed-form X_n with exact rational arithmetic, not rounded decimals.
• S005 · premise_and_result_audit — Check against the original data and this step's premises; a one-way implication is not an equivalence.
• S004 · premise_and_result_audit — Check against the original data and this step's premises; a one-way implication is not an equivalence.
• S003 · premise_and_result_audit — Recompute X_1 with exact rational arithmetic, not rounded decimals.
• S002 · premise_and_result_audit — Check against the original data and this step's premises; a one-way implication is not an equivalence.
• S001 · premise_and_result_audit — Check against the original data and this step's premises; a one-way implication is not an equivalence.

Result

(-7/2, 2/3, 1, -7/3, -7/3, Yes)

The full substitutions and premise checks give the original answer; source identity,format and status are unchanged.

This question review and source binding

Review date: 2026-10-26

Original questions, answers, step expressions, numeric ASTs and historical records are retained. Source candidate labels remain historical and are not overwritten as formal proof.