Find the Third Term a_n=5n+1

$a_{n} = 5 n + 1$

Step 1

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

$a_{3} = 5 (3) + 1$

Step 2

Multiply $5$ by $3$ .

$a_{3} = 15 + 1$

Step 3

Add $15$ and $1$ .

$a_{3} = 16$