document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1178668>Question 1178668</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find the first three terms of the recursively defined sequence.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a1 = 5, a(n) = na(n−1) </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "The statement<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "a(n) = na(n-1)<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "means that, for each integer n greater than 1, the n-th term is n times the previous term.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Given a(1)=5, use that definition to find a(2); then use the definition again to find a(3).<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Here is an example if you don't understand that....<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "a(1) = 4; a(n) = n*a(n-1)+1<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "The second statement says to get the n-th term of the sequence you multiply the current term by n and add 1.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "given first term: 4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "second term: multiply 1st term (4) by n (2) and add 1: 4(2)+1 = 9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "third term: multiply second term (9) by n (3) and add 1: 9(3)+1 = 28<BR>\n" );
document.write( "fourth term: 28(4)+1 = 113<br>\r<BR>\n" );
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