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What would be the 70 term and how do you know thanks

What would be the 70 term and how do you know thanks-example-1

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Answer:

143

Explanation:

The terms 5, 7, 9, 11, 13 form an arithmetic progression with n th term


a_(n) =
a_(1) + (n - 1)d

where d is the common difference and
a_(1) the first term

d = 13 - 11 = 11 - 9 = 9 - 7 = 7 - 5 = 2 and
a_(1) = 5, hence


a_(70) = 5 + (69 × 2 ) = 5 + 138 = 143


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