Find the First Five Terms of the Sequence $a _ { n } = 3 \left( a _ { n - 1 } + 1 \right)$

question 84

Essay

Find the first five terms of the sequence $a _ { n } = 3 \left( a _ { n - 1 } + 1 \right)$
, where $a _ { 1 } = 1$
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