document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=778478>Question 778478</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Write a recursive formula for the sequence and find the next three terms in the sequence.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Sequence: 2, 11, 38, 119, . . .  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "a(1) = 2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a(2) = 2+3^2 = 11<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a(3) = 11+3^3 = 38<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a(4) = 38+3^4 = 119<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a(n) = a(n-1)+ 3^n<BR>\n" );
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