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Some sequences are defined as follows. Find their first four terms :
(i) `a_(1)=a_(2)=2, a_(n)=a_(n-1)-1, n gt 2 " " (ii) a_(1)=3, a_(n)=3a_(n-1), n gt 1`

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(i)2, 2, 1, 0 (ii)3, 11, 35, 107
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