Find the first five terms of each sequence. a_(n)=2a_(n-1)-1, where a_(1)=2

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The first five terms of the sequence are:

a1 = 2

a2 = 2(2) - 1 = 3

a3 = 2(3) - 1 = 5

a4 = 2(5) - 1 = 9

a5 = 2(9) - 1 = 17
is this correct
Yes, that is correct.