Question

Find the first 5 terms of the sequence.

Answer 1

\[a _{1}=2, a _{n}=3a _{n-1}-1\]
this is the sequence

Answer 2

im sure if you follow the rule given it will be fine :)

Answer 3

so does it start with 2?

Answer 4

a1 = 2

a2 = 3(a1) - 1

yes

Answer 5

Ok. thank you :) I just pretty much needed clarifications on this.

Answer 6

a1 = 2

a2 = 3(2) - 1 = 5

a3 = 3(a2) - 1
3(5) - 1 = 14

etc ....

Answer 7

yeah, understanding the notation itself is half the battle