Answer:
2, 3, 4, 9, 32, 279, 8928, 2,491,833, 22,236,502,176.
Explanation:
To find the first 9 terms of the sequence defined recursively by S_n = S_{n-2} * (S_{n-1} - 1), with S(1) = 2 and S(2) = 3, we can use the recursive formula to calculate each term step by step. Here are the first 9 terms:
S(1) = 2 (given)
S(2) = 3 (given)
S(3) = S(1) * (S(2) - 1) = 2 * (3 - 1) = 2 * 2 = 4
S(4) = S(2) * (S(3) - 1) = 3 * (4 - 1) = 3 * 3 = 9
S(5) = S(3) * (S(4) - 1) = 4 * (9 - 1) = 4 * 8 = 32
S(6) = S(4) * (S(5) - 1) = 9 * (32 - 1) = 9 * 31 = 279
S(7) = S(5) * (S(6) - 1) = 32 * (279 - 1) = 32 * 278 = 8928
S(8) = S(6) * (S(7) - 1) = 279 * (8928 - 1) = 279 * 8927 = 2,491,833
S(9) = S(7) * (S(8) - 1) = 8928 * (2,491,833 - 1) = 8928 * 2,491,832 = 22,236,502,176