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<div>When <svg height="9.03802pt" id="M218" style="vertical-align:-0.70224pt" version="1.1" viewbox="-0.0498162 -8.33578 32.2821 9.03802" width="32.2821pt" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><g transform="matrix(.013,0,0,-0.013,0,0)"><path d="M781 91L765 118C733 86 702 70 693 70C686 70 685 77 692 106L738 297C772 439 736 451 712 451S675 445 647 431C605 410 526 356 452 257H450L459 294C491 426 459 451 429 451C403 451 386 445 361 431C312 404 239 343 170 253H168L188 333C208 411 205 451 175 451C148 451 85 417 24 346L39 318C57 338 100 374 112 374C120 374 122 372 115 339C91 226 62 112 28 -6L37 -12C59 -4 87 3 114 6C125 68 142 127 154 168C184 227 316 383 372 383C397 383 396 366 381 289C362 192 338 92 312 -6L317 -12C339 -5 367 3 396 6L434 170C468 234 598 383 650 383C668 383 676 369 664 319L609 90C593 23 600 -12 629 -12C654 -12 722 23 781 91Z" id="g50-110"></path><glyph.data ascent="3443" descent="-2856" horiz-adv-x="805" vert-adv-y="805"></glyph.data></g><g transform="matrix(.013,0,0,-0.013,14.141,0)"><path d="M530 234V290L81 530V468L467 263V261L81 57V-6L530 234Z" id="g54-92"></path><glyph.data ascent="3443" descent="-2856" horiz-adv-x="611" vert-adv-y="611"></glyph.data></g><g transform="matrix(.013,0,0,-0.013,25.759,0)"><path d="M389 0V32C297 38 291 46 291 118V635C234 613 175 595 109 583V556L161 554C203 552 207 547 207 497V118C207 46 201 38 110 32V0H389Z" id="g50-50"></path><glyph.data ascent="3443" descent="-2856" horiz-adv-x="487" vert-adv-y="487"></glyph.data></g></svg> there exists an unbounded positive solution.</div>

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Figure 3: Some Discussions on the Difference Equation <svg xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" style="vertical-align:-5.2295pt" id="M1" height="21.5826pt" version="1.1" viewBox="-0.0657574 -16.3531 144.554 21.5826" width="144.554pt"><g transform="matrix(.017,0,0,-0.017,0,0)"><path id="g50-121" d="M545 403C545 425 527 451 498 451C448 451 400 404 312 286L290 341C262 412 246 451 219 451C182 451 138 404 92 345L112 323C152 368 169 378 181 378C192 378 201 359 216 321L257 214C184 115 142 69 113 69C102 69 93 73 88 79S78 89 68 89C47 89 24 61 24 40C24 8 49 -12 75 -12C125 -12 175 31 271 175L312 64C330 15 357 -12 382 -12C421 -12 475 35 515 98L496 121C466 88 439 62 420 62C402 62 384 92 363 147L325 247C349 280 374 309 397 333C422 361 446 381 462 381C471 381 481 374 488 366C493 360 499 357 505 357C521 357 545 380 545 403Z"/></g><g transform="matrix(.012,0,0,-0.012,9.678,3.961)"><path id="g50-111" d="M504 89L488 119C453 85 428 69 416 69C408 69 405 75 412 102L462 304C492 438 460 451 436 451S388 441 356 423C311 397 229 336 170 256H168L189 340C208 418 200 451 177 451C144 451 82 413 24 352L40 322C65 345 98 369 108 369C114 369 119 363 112 335L28 -3L36 -12C54 -3 83 4 112 10C125 73 138 122 153 174C205 258 328 382 376 382C395 382 399 369 384 305L330 93C312 25 323 -12 351 -12C378 -12 439 21 504 89Z"/></g><g transform="matrix(.012,0,0,-0.012,15.828,3.961)"><path id="g54-36" d="M556 236V289H337V504H275V289H56V236H275V-4H337V236H556Z"/></g><g transform="matrix(.012,0,0,-0.012,23.167,3.961)"><path id="g50-50" d="M389 0V32C297 38 291 46 291 118V635C234 613 175 595 109 583V556L161 554C203 552 207 547 207 497V118C207 46 201 38 110 32V0H389Z"/></g><g transform="matrix(.017,0,0,-0.017,34.599,0)"><path id="g54-34" d="M556 331V384H55V331H556ZM556 140V193H55V140H556Z"/></g><g transform="matrix(.017,0,0,-0.017,49.936,0)"><path id="g50-223" d="M558 106L533 129C501 84 476 67 464 67C446 67 435 116 414 239C457 297 508 367 550 440L539 451L484 438C458 390 429 338 404 300H402C375 407 351 451 285 451C168 451 24 312 24 153C24 56 66 -12 132 -12C206 -12 284 64 345 156H347C367 24 386 -12 422 -12C457 -12 503 7 558 106ZM338 206C272 99 215 56 173 56C140 56 116 96 116 170C116 303 194 405 255 405C304 405 324 299 338 206Z"/></g><g transform="matrix(.017,0,0,-0.017,63.805,0)"><use xlink:href="#g54-36"/></g><g transform="matrix(.017,0,0,-0.017,78.17,0)"><path id="g50-41" d="M309 -142C211 -61 151 99 151 271S210 601 309 683L288 710C141 611 75 451 75 272V271C75 90 141 -72 288 -169L309 -142Z"/></g><g transform="matrix(.017,0,0,-0.017,84.314,0)"><use xlink:href="#g50-121"/></g><g transform="matrix(.012,0,0,-0.012,94.079,-7.751)"><path id="g50-110" d="M781 91L765 118C733 86 702 70 693 70C686 70 685 77 692 106L738 297C772 439 736 451 712 451S675 445 647 431C605 410 526 356 452 257H450L459 294C491 426 459 451 429 451C403 451 386 445 361 431C312 404 239 343 170 253H168L188 333C208 411 205 451 175 451C148 451 85 417 24 346L39 318C57 338 100 374 112 374C120 374 122 372 115 339C91 226 62 112 28 -6L37 -12C59 -4 87 3 114 6C125 68 142 127 154 168C184 227 316 383 372 383C397 383 396 366 381 289C362 192 338 92 312 -6L317 -12C339 -5 367 3 396 6L434 170C468 234 598 383 650 383C668 383 676 369 664 319L609 90C593 23 600 -12 629 -12C654 -12 722 23 781 91Z"/></g><g transform="matrix(.012,0,0,-0.012,93.992,4.875)"><use xlink:href="#g50-111"/></g><g transform="matrix(.012,0,0,-0.012,100.143,4.875)"><path id="g54-33" d="M556 236V289H56V236H556Z"/></g><g transform="matrix(.012,0,0,-0.012,107.482,4.875)"><use xlink:href="#g50-50"/></g><g transform="matrix(.017,0,0,-0.017,114.061,0)"><path id="g50-48" d="M381 704H317L48 -163H112L381 704Z"/></g><g transform="matrix(.017,0,0,-0.017,121.431,0)"><use xlink:href="#g50-121"/></g><g transform="matrix(.012,0,0,-0.012,131.195,-7.751)"><path id="g50-108" d="M485 418C485 434 469 451 441 451C389 451 312 387 255 335C221 304 194 278 159 242H157L259 678C264 698 264 710 255 710C242 710 183 681 96 673L90 643L128 642C165 641 171 640 162 602L24 -5L31 -12C51 -4 81 4 110 9L145 181C154 195 180 220 205 242C233 170 263 106 291 53C318 1 335 -12 360 -12C383 -12 425 0 483 82L463 105C437 79 411 57 400 57C388 57 378 68 355 110C329 156 288 244 268 298C299 333 355 376 405 376C426 376 440 373 448 368C453 365 465 368 468 373C477 386 485 405 485 418Z"/></g><g transform="matrix(.012,0,0,-0.012,131.109,4.875)"><use xlink:href="#g50-111"/></g><g transform="matrix(.017,0,0,-0.017,137.989,0)"><path id="g50-42" d="M283 271C283 451 220 610 70 710L48 683C146 603 207 443 207 271S149 -59 48 -142L70 -169C220 -67 283 90 283 271Z"/></g></svg> 