SOLUTION: find the first five terms of the sequence in which a1=4 and an+1=3an+5, n is grater than or equal to 1. i hope you can help thanks a bunch!

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Question 51963: find the first five terms of the sequence in which a1=4 and an+1=3an+5, n is grater than or equal to 1.
i hope you can help
thanks a bunch!

Answer by stanbon(75887)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
find the first five terms of the sequence in which a1=4 and an+1=3an+5, n is grater than or equal to 1.
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a(1)=4
a(2)=3(4)+5=17
a(3)=3(17)+5=56
a(4)=3(56)+5=173
a(5)=I'll leave it to you.
Cheers,
Stan H.

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