Question

Write the first five terms of each sequence.

a) an=4n-1
b) an=3(n+1)
c) an=3a n-1-1,a1=2
d) an= 2a n-1-n,a1=6

Answer 1

Given a) an=4n-1
a_1=4-1
a_1=3

b) an=3(n+1)
a_1=3(1+1)
a_1=3*2
a_1=6

c) an=3an-1-1,a1=2
a_2=3(2)-1
a_2=6-1
a_2=5

d) an= 2a n-1-n,a1=6
a_2=2(6)-2
a_2=12-2
a_2=10