OpenStax, Algebra and Trigonometry 2e §13.1 Sequences and Their Notations · Example 8 · Probability · Counting & chance

Writing the Terms of a Sequence Defined by a Recursive Formula

Write the first six terms of the sequence defined by the recursive formula.

$a_{1} = 1 a_{2} = 2 a_{n} = 3 a_{n - 1} + 4 a_{n - 2}, for n \geq 3$

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