Find the First Five Terms of the Sequence $a _ { n } = 3 a _ { n - 1 } - 1 , \text { where } a _ { 1 } = 3$

Multiple Choice

Find the first five terms of the sequence $a _ { n } = 3 a _ { n - 1 } - 1 , \text { where } a _ { 1 } = 3$

A) $a _ { 1 } = 1$ , $a _ { 2 } = 6$ , $a _ { 1 } = 21$ , $a _ { 4 } = 66$ , $a _ { 3 } = 201$
B) $a _ { 1 } = 3$ , $a _ { 2 } = 9$ , $a _ { \jmath } = 27$ , $a _ { 4 } = 69$ , $a _ { 3 } = 226$
C) $a _ { 1 } = 3$ , $a _ { 2 } = 8$ , $a _ { 3 } = 23$ , $a _ { 4 } = 68$ , $a _ { 3 } = 203$
D) $a _ { 1 } = 1$ , $a _ { 2 } = 7$ , $a _ { 3 } = 22$ , $a _ { 4 } = 67$ , $a _ { 3 } = 202$
E) none of these