(i) Given,
3x−2x−13x+2x−1=5
Applying Componendo and Dividendo, we get :
⇒3x+2x−1−(3x−2x−1)3x+2x−1+3x−2x−1=5−15+1⇒3x+2x−1−3x+2x−123x=46⇒22x−123x=23⇒2x−13x=23
Squaring both sides, we get :
⇒(2x−13x)2=(23)2⇒(2x−13x)=(49)⇒4(3x)=9(2x−1)⇒12x=18x−9⇒18x−12x=9⇒6x=9⇒x=69=23
Hence, proved that x = 23.