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Solve the Problem an=20(3)n1\mathrm { a } _ { \mathrm { n } } = 20 ( 3 ) ^ { \mathrm { n } - 1 }

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Solve the problem.
-The population size of a culture of bacteria triples every day such that its size is modeled by the sequence an=20(3) n1\mathrm { a } _ { \mathrm { n } } = 20 ( 3 ) ^ { \mathrm { n } - 1 } , where n\mathrm { n } is the number of the day just beginning. Find the size of the culture at the beginning of the third day and the size of the culture originally.


A) 540 bacteria; 60 bacteria originally
B) 180 bacteria; 6236 \frac { 2 } { 3 } bacteria originally
C) 540 bacteria; 20 bacteria originally
D) 180 bacteria; 20 bacteria originally

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