Find the First Term a_n=3n-1

$a_{n} = 3 n - 1$

Step 1

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

$a_{1} = 3 (1) - 1$

Step 2

Multiply $3$ by $1$ .

$a_{1} = 3 - 1$

Step 3

Subtract $1$ from $3$ .

$a_{1} = 2$