How do you find the first five terms given a_1=4 and a_(n+1)=3a_n−6?

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2022-09-07

How do you find the first five terms given a 1 = 4 and a n + 1 = 3 a n - 6 ?

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a n + 1 = 3 a n - 6
a 1 = 4
a 2 = 3 a 1 - 6 = 3 × 4 - 6 = 12 - 6 = 6
a 3 = 3 a 2 - 6 = 3 × 6 - 6 = 18 - 6 = 12
a 4 = 3 a 3 - 6 = 3 × 12 - 6 = 36 - 6 = 30
a 5 = 3 × a 4 - 6 = 3 × 30 - 6 = 90 - 6 = 84

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