Intermediate Algebra for College Students (7th Edition)

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Chapter 11 - Section 11.1 - Sequences and Summation Notation - Exercise Set - Page 831: 86

Answer

$a_n=(2n+3)$; $n=1,2,3,4,...$

Work Step by Step

Since, we have $5,7,9,11,...$ This represents an arithmetic progression sequence with initial term $a_1=5$ and common difference, $d=2$ The n-the term can be represented as: $a_n=a_1+(n-1)d$ or, $a_n=5+(n-1)2=(2n+3)$; $n=1,2,3,4,...$
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