What is the value of $(2(2(2(2(2(2+1)+1)+1)+1)+1)+1)$?
$\textbf{(A)}\ 70\qquad\textbf{(B)}\ 97\qquad\textbf{(C)}\ 127\qquad\textbf{(D)}\ 159\qquad\textbf{(E)}\ 729$
Notice this is the term $a_6$ in a recursive sequence, defined recursively as $a_1 = 3, a_n = 2a_{n-1} + 1.$ Thus:
\[\begin{split} a_2 = 3 \cdot 2 + 1 = 7.\\ a_3 = 7 \cdot 2 + 1 = 15.\\ a_4 = 15 \cdot 2 + 1 = 31.\\ a_5 = 31 \cdot 2 + 1 = 63.\\ a_6 = 63 \cdot 2 + 1 = \boxed{\textbf{(C)}\ 127} \end{split}\]
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