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Find the 5and term of the arithmetic sequence 5, 9, 13,

Find the 5and term of the arithmetic sequence 5, 9, 13,-example-1
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Notice that:


\begin{gathered} 9-5=4, \\ 13-9=4. \end{gathered}

Since the sequence is arithmetic then, the nth term has the following form:


a_n=5+4\cdot(n-1)\text{.}

Therefore:


a_(52)=5+4(51)=5+204=209.

Answer: 209.

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