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Romashka-Z-Leto [24]
3 years ago
5

Find the first five terms of the sequence given by a 1 = 2, a n = 3 a n -1 - 1.

Mathematics
2 answers:
lara31 [8.8K]3 years ago
8 0

Answer:

2, 5, 14, 41, 122

Step-by-step explanation:

Using the recursive rule with a₁ = 2

a₂ = 3a₁ - 1 = 3(2) - 1 = 6 - 1 = 5

a₃ = 3a₂ - 1 = 3(5) - 1 = 15 - 1 = 14

a₄ = 3a₃ - 1 = 3(14) - 1 = 42 - 1 = 41

a₅ = 3a₄ - 1 = 3(41) - 1 = 123 - 1 = 122

The first 5 terms are 2, 5, 14, 41, 122

Butoxors [25]3 years ago
7 0

Answer:

a_{1}\\\\ = 2

a_{2\\}\\\\ = 5

a_{3\\}\\\\ = 14

a_{4\\}\\\\ = 41

a_{5\\}\\\\ = 122

Step-by-step explanation:

If I've properly understood:

a_{1}\\\\ = 2

a_{n} = 3     a_{n-1}\\ - 1

so, the first 5 terms are:

a_{1}\\\\ = 2

a_{2\\}\\\\ = 3. 2 - 1 = 5

a_{3\\}\\\\ = 3. 5 - 1 = 14

a_{4\\}\\\\ = 3. 14 - 1 = 41

a_{5\\}\\\\ = 3. 41 - 1 = 122

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