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Question

A sequence is defined recursively by
an + 1 = 3an − n, a1 = 2.
Find the first six terms of the sequence.
a1 =
a2 =
a3 =
a4 =
a5 =
a6 =

Answer 1

a1 = 2
a2 = 3a1-1 = 3*2-1 = 5
a3 = 3a2-1 = 3*5-1 = 14
and so on