The sequence is defined recursively. Write the first four terms.a1 = 2, a2 = 5 and an = an-2 - 3an-1  for n ? 3

A. 2, 5, -1, -16
B. 2, 5, 17, -46
C. 2, 5, -13, 44
D. 2, 5, 1, 2


Answer: C

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