Find the Second Term a_n=5n-1

$a_{n} = 5 n - 1$

Step 1

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

$a_{2} = 5 (2) - 1$

Step 2

Multiply $5$ by $2$ .

$a_{2} = 10 - 1$

Step 3

Subtract $1$ from $10$ .

$a_{2} = 9$