Find the First Term a_n=n^2+1

$a_{n} = n^{2} + 1$

Step 1

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

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

Step 2

One to any power is one.

$a_{1} = 1 + 1$

Step 3

Add $1$ and $1$ .

$a_{1} = 2$