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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " find the value of a[n] if: n=2, a[1] and a[n]=3a[n-1]+1\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " a(n) = 3a(n-1)+1
\n" ); document.write( " a(1) = 3a(1-1)+1 = 3a*0+1 = 0+1 = 1\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " a(2) = 3a(2-1)+1 = 3a(1)+1 = 3a+1 \n" ); document.write( "

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