document.write( "Question 968052: Write out the first four terms of the following sequences.
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document.write( "\"b%5B1%5D+=+8\", \"b%5Bk+%2B+1%5D+=+2b%5Bk%5D+%2B+1\", \"k+%3E=+1\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "The first term is given as \"b%5B1%5D=8\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "To find b2, plug in k=1 and \"b%5B1%5D=8\" and simplify:\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"b%5Bk%2B1%5D+=+2b%5Bk%5D+%2B+1\"\r\n" );
document.write( "\"b%5B1+%2B+1%5D+=+2b%5B1%5D+%2B+1\"\r\n" );
document.write( "\"b%5B2%5D+=+2%288%29+%2B+1\"\r\n" );
document.write( "\"b%5B2%5D+=+16+%2B+1\"\r\n" );
document.write( "\"b%5B2%5D+=+17\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "To find b3, plug in k=2 and \"b%5B2%5D=17\" and simplify:\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"b%5Bk+%2B+1%5D+=+2b%5Bk%5D+%2B+1\"\r\n" );
document.write( "\"b%5B2+%2B+1%5D+=+2b%5B2%5D+%2B+1\"\r\n" );
document.write( "\"b%5B3%5D+=+2%2817%29+%2B+1\"\r\n" );
document.write( "\"b%5B3%5D+=+34+%2B+1\"\r\n" );
document.write( "\"b%5B3%5D+=+35\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "To find b4, plug in k=3 and \"b%5B3%5D=35\" and simplify:\r\n" );
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document.write( "You finish.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Edwin
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