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PrecalculusChallengeSystems, Matrices, and Determinants

Systems, Matrices, and Determinants · Challenge problem

A sequence satisfies an+1=3an−2an−1a_{n+1}=3a_n-2a_{n-1} with a0=1a_0=1 and a1=4a_1=4. Find a5a_5.