Algebra Examples

$a_{n} = {(n - 8)}^{2}$

Step 1

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

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

Step 2

Subtract $8$ from $2$ .

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

Step 3

Raise $- 6$ to the power of $2$ .

$a_{2} = 36$