Find the Second Term a_n=3n-8

$a_{n} = 3 n - 8$

Step 1

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

$a_{2} = 3 (2) - 8$

Step 2

Multiply $3$ by $2$ .

$a_{2} = 6 - 8$

Step 3

Subtract $8$ from $6$ .

$a_{2} = - 2$