Find the First Term a_n=-11(n-1)-6

$a_{n} = - 11 (n - 1) - 6$

Step 1

Substitute in the value of $n$ to find the $n$ th term.

$a_{1} = - 11 ((1) - 1) - 6$

Step 2

Simplify each term.

Subtract $1$ from $1$ .

$a_{1} = - 11 \cdot 0 - 6$

Multiply $- 11$ by $0$ .

$a_{1} = 0 - 6$

Step 3

Subtract $6$ from $0$ .

$a_{1} = - 6$