SOLUTION: Help!! I'm so confused. Can someone pretty please help with these? For the following sequence calculate the indicated term: a1=1,an+1=2an+1,a4 (the first 1, the n+1 and 4

Question 967307: Help!! I'm so confused. Can someone pretty please help with these?
For the following sequence calculate the indicated term:
a1=1,an+1=2an+1,a4 (the first 1, the n+1 and 4 are subscript)
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
For the following sequence calculate the indicated term:
a(1) = 1
a(n+1) = 2*a(n)+1
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a(2) = 2*1+1 = 3
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a(3) = 2*3+1 = 7
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a(4) = 2*7+1 = 15
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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