Answer
17
Work Step by Step
Given: $f(x)=2x-1$
with $x_0=2$
Obtain: $x_1=f(x_0)=f(2)=2(2)-1=3\\x_2=f(x_1)=f(3)=2(3)-1=5\\x_3=f(x_2)=f(5)=2(5)-1=9$
The sum of the first 3 iterations is: $\sum=x_1+x_2+x_3=3+5+9=17$
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