What is the next term of the arithmetic sequence? - 7,-3,1,5,9,

The next term is 13.

Step-by-step explanation:

Looking at the previous numbers ...

for - 7 to get to - 3, you have to add 4, and for - 3 to get to 1 you have to add 4 ... and so on. So in order to find the next number, add 4 to 9, and which you get 13.

Step-by-step explanation:

The first term (a) = - 7

common difference = - 3 - (-7) = - 3+7 = 4

The next term i. e. 6th term

a6 = a+5d

= - 7+5 (4) = - 7+20 = 13