SOLUTION: Please help me to find the first five terms of the following recursively defined infinite sequence. a1=2 (1 represents the input value of term number) ak+1=3ak-5 (

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Question 349594: Please help me to find the first five terms of the following recursively defined infinite sequence.
a1=2 (1 represents the input value of term number)
ak+1=3ak-5 (k+1,k represents the input value of term number)

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Answer by stanbon(75887)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
find the first five terms of the following recursively defined infinite sequence.
a1=2 (1 represents the input value of term number)
ak+1=3ak-5 (k+1,k represents the input value of term number)
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1st: 2
2nd: 3*2-5 = 1
3rd: 3*1-5 = -2
4th: 3*-2-5 = -11
5th: 3*-11-5 = -38
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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