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Determine the value of x for which the equation $x + 5 2 + x − 5 3 = 256$ holds true, and choose the option which follows.

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x = 5

x = 3

x = 4

x = 2

answer is B.

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Detailed Solution

The given linear equation is as follows,

x + 5 2 + x − 5 3 = 256

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Proceeding with solving the equation, we first multiply each side of the given equation by LCM of 2,3, and 6, i.e., 6 itself.

6 (x + 5) 2 + 6 (x − 5) 3 = 6256 3 (x + 5) + 2 (x − 5) = 25

Now, we will use the distributive property of multiplication and simplify the equation further, as follows,

3 (x) + 3 (5) + 2 (x) + 2 (− 5) = 25 ⇒ 5 x + 5 = 25

Subtracting 5 on both sides, we get,

5 x + 5 − 5 = 25 − 5 5 x = 20

Dividing by 5 on both sides, we get,

5 x 5 = 205 x = 4

So, the value of the variable x is 4.
Hence the correct option is (2).

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