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PrecalculusChallengeSequences, Series, and the Binomial Theorem

Sequences, Series, and the Binomial Theorem · Challenge problem

Let a1=2a_1=2 and an+1=2an+2 n+1a_{n+1}=2a_n+2^{\,n+1} for n≥1n\ge1. By dividing through by 2 n+12^{\,n+1}, find a closed form for ana_n.