Question

Find the first five terms of the sequence given by a1=2, an=3an-1-1 .

Answer 1

\[
a_2=3a_1-1=3(2)-1
\]

Answer 2

Do it like this.

Answer 3

so \[a _{2}\] would equal 5?

Answer 4

Yes

Answer 5

I assume a3 would be 8?

Answer 6

How did you get that?

Answer 7

3(3)-1?

Answer 8

or is it 14?

Answer 9

But \(a_2=5\) not \(3\)

Answer 10

Yes it is 14

Answer 11

Ok, I got it. So first 5 would be 2, 5, 14, 41, 122

Answer 12

I guess so.

Answer 13

Guess? Lol, ok thanks