Consider the non‐autonomous equations:
xnMathClass-bin+1MathClass-rel=xn()AnxnMathClass-bin+BnxnMathClass-bin−1αnxnMathClass-bin+βnxnMathClass-bin−1MathClass-punc,1emnbsp1emnbsp1emnbsp1emnbsp1emnbspαnxnMathClass-bin+βnxnMathClass-bin−1MathClass-rel>0MathClass-punc,
xnMathClass-bin+1MathClass-rel=xnMathClass-bin−1()BnxnMathClass-bin+DnxnMathClass-bin−2αnxnMathClass-bin+γnxnMathClass-bin−2MathClass-punc,1emnbsp1emnbsp1emnbsp1emnbsp1emnbspαnxnMathClass-bin+γnxnMathClass-bin−2MathClass-rel>0MathClass-punc,
xnMathClass-bin+1MathClass-rel=xn()BnxnMathClass-bin−1MathClass-bin+CnxnMathClass-bin−2βnxnMathClass-bin−1MathClass-bin+γnxnMathClass-bin−2MathClass-punc,1emnbsp1emnbsp1emnbsp1emnbsp1emnbspβnxnMathClass-bin−1MathClass-bin+γnxnMathClass-bin−2MathClass-rel>0MathClass-punc, where
AnMathClass-rel≥01emnbsp1emnbspMathClass-punc,BnMathClass-rel≥01emnbsp1emnbspMathClass-punc,CnMathClass-rel≥01emnbsp1emnbspMathClass-punc,αnMathClass-rel≥01emnbsp1emnbspMathClass-punc,βnMathClass-rel≥01emnbsp1emnbspMathClass-punc,γnMathClass-rel≥0MathClass-punc,1emnbsp1emnbsp1emnbsp1emnbspnMathClass-rel=0MathClass-punc,1MathClass-punc,2MathClass-punc,MathClass-op…MathClass-punc, and also
msubnormallimnMathClass-rel→MathClass-rel∞AnMathClass-rel=AMathClass-rel≥01emnbsp1emnbspMathClass-punc,msubnormallimnMathClass-rel→MathClass-rel∞BnMathClass-rel=BMathClass-rel≥01emnbsp1emnbspMathClass-punc,msubnormallimnMathClass-rel→MathClass-rel∞CnMathClass-rel=CMathClass-rel≥01emnbsp1emnbspMathClass-punc,msubnormallimnMathClass-rel→MathClass-rel∞αnMathClass-rel=αMathClass-rel>01emnbsp1emnbspMathClass-punc,msubnormallimnMathClass-rel→MathClass-rel∞βnMathClass-rel=βMathClass-rel>01emnbsp1emnbspMathClass-punc,msubnormallimnMathClass-rel→MathClass-rel∞γnMathClass-rel=γMathClass-rel>0MathClass-punc.These are some non‐autonomous homogeneous rational difference equations of degree one. A reduction in order is consi‐dered. Convergence and monoton character of positive solutions are studied. Copyright © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.