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

question 56

Multiple Choice

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

• A) \(a _ { 1 } = 1\), \(a _ { 2 } = 6\), \(a _ { 3 } = 21\), \(a _ { 4 } = 66\), \(a _ { 3 } = 201\)
• B) \(a _ { 1 } = 3\), \(a _ { 2 } = 9\), \(a _ { 3 } = 27\), \(a _ { 4 } = 69\), \(a _ { 3 } = 226\)
• C) \(a _ { 1 } = 3\), \(a _ { 2 } = 12\), \(a _ { 3 } = 15\), \(a _ { 4 } = 18\), \(a _ { 3 } = 21\)
• D) \(a _ { 1 } = 1\), \(a _ { 2 } = 7\), \(a _ { 3 } = 22\), \(a _ { 4 } = 67\), \(a _ { 3 } = 202\)
• E) none of these

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