The missing term is 36. The sequence is a list of squares of consecutive odd numbers.
5 is the square of 2, 7 is the square of 3, 9 is the square of 3, 16 is the square of 4, 25 is the square of 5, and 36 is the square of 6.
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The missing term is 36. The sequence is a list of squares of consecutive odd numbers.
5 is the square of 2, 7 is the square of 3, 9 is the square of 3, 16 is the square of 4, 25 is the square of 5, and 36 is the square of 6.