Question

Given the recursive formula shown, what are the first 4 terms of the sequence?

Answer 1

Answer:

5,20,80,320

Step-by-step explanation:

a1 = 5

an = 4 an-1

Let n = 2

a2 = 4 * a1 = 4*5 = 20

Let n = 3

a3 = 4 * a2 = 4*20 = 80

Let n = 4

a4 = 4 * a3 = 4*80 = 320