document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=930466>Question 930466</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> How do I write the first four terms of the sequence?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a1=1   and   a base n = 3a base n-1   for  n >= 2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I know that the first term would just be 1 but how do I find the other 3 terms if n cannot be greater than 2?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "thank you </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #565161 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ewatrrr><B>ewatrrr(24785)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ewatrrr><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=ewatrrr><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=565161\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a%5Bn%5D+=+3a%5Bn-1%5D ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a%5Bn%5D+=+3a%5Bn-1%5D\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > for n &#8805; 2  (a1 = 1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "what this says is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a%5Bn%5D ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a%5Bn%5D\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > describes ALL the other terms (except a1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a2 = 3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a3 = 6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a4 = 9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a5 = 12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "etc... </SPAN>\n" );
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