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

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