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If the 3rd and the 5th term of an arithmetic progression are 13 and 21, what is the 13th term?
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$$\eqalign{
& {T_3} = a + 2d = 13\,.....\,\left( 1 \right) \cr
& {T_5} = a + 4d = 21\,.....\,\left( 2 \right) \cr
& {\text{on solving}}\left( 1 \right)\,{\text{and}}\,\left( 2 \right) \cr
& d = 4\& a = 5 \cr
& {T_{13}} = a + 12d \cr
& \,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\, = 5 + 12\left( 4 \right) \cr
& \,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\, = 5 + 48 \cr
& \,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\, = 53 \cr} $$
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