Write the First Five Terms of the Sequence Defined Recursively $$b _ { 1 } = 5 ; b _ { n } = 5 b _ { n - 1 } - 3$$

question 34

Multiple Choice

Write the first five terms of the sequence defined recursively.
- $$b _ { 1 } = 5 ; b _ { n } = 5 b _ { n - 1 } - 3$$

• A) \(b _ { 1 } = 5 , b _ { 2 } = 25 , b _ { 3 } = 110 , b _ { 4 } = 535 , b _ { 5 } = 2,660\)
• B) \(b _ { 1 } = 5 , b _ { 2 } = 10 , b _ { 3 } = 15 , b _ { 4 } = 20 , b _ { 5 } = 25\)
• C) \(b _ { 1 } = 5 , b _ { 2 } = 22 , b _ { 3 } = 107 , b _ { 4 } = 532 , b _ { 5 } = 2,657\)
• D) \(b _ { 1 } = 5 , b _ { 2 } = 2 , b _ { 3 } = - 1 , b _ { 4 } = - 4 , b _ { 5 } = - 7\)

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