document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=41796>Question 41796</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find the first five terms of the sequence for which a(1)=5 and a(n+1)= 3a(n)+1.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a1 = 5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a2 = 3(a1) + 1 = 16<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a3 = 3(a2) + 1 = 49<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a4 = 3(a3) + 1 = 148<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a5 = 3(a4) + 1 = 445 </SPAN>\n" );
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