Find the First Term a_n=2n^2

$a_{n} = 2 n^{2}$

Step 1

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

$a_{1} = 2 {(1)}^{2}$

Step 2

One to any power is one.

$a_{1} = 2 \cdot 1$

Step 3

Multiply $2$ by $1$ .

$a_{1} = 2$