Ling created an arithmetic sequence that starts with 5 and then adds 8. find the 6th term in this sequence.

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$a_1=5\\d=8\\\\a_n=a_1+(n-1)d\\\\a_n=5+(n-1)\cdot8=5+8n-8=8n-3\\\\a_6=8\cdot6-3=48-3=45$

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