Questions 48 to 50 are followed by two statements labelled as (1) and (2). You have to decide if these statements are sufficient to conclusively answer the question. Give answer:
(A) If statement (1) alone or statement (2) alone is sufficient to answer the question
(B) If you can get the answer from (1) and (2) together but neither alone is sufficient
(C) If statement 1 alone is sufficient to answer the question and statement (2) alone is also sufficient
(D) If neither statement (1) nor statement (2) is sufficient to answer the question
A sequence of numbers \( a_1, a_2, \ldots \) is given by the rule \( a_n^2 = a_{n+1} \). Does 3 appear in the sequence?
Statement 1: \( a_1 = 2 \).
Statement 2: \( a_3 = 16 \).