Find the Third Term a_n=n^2-6

$a_{n} = n^{2} - 6$

Step 1

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

$a_{3} = {(3)}^{2} - 6$

Step 2

Raise $3$ to the power of $2$ .

$a_{3} = 9 - 6$

Step 3

Subtract $6$ from $9$ .

$a_{3} = 3$