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

question 93

Essay

Find the first five terms of the sequence $a _ { n } = 3 \left( a _ { n - 1 } + 1 \right) , \quad a _ { 1 } = 1$ , which is defined recursively.

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