Find the Second Term a_n=8n-5

$a_{n} = 8 n - 5$

Step 1

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

$a_{2} = 8 (2) - 5$

Step 2

Multiply $8$ by $2$ .

$a_{2} = 16 - 5$

Step 3

Subtract $5$ from $16$ .

$a_{2} = 11$