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Using properties of proportion solve:

k5+x5x5k5=122121\dfrac{k^5 + x^5}{x^5 - k^5} = \dfrac{122}{121}

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Given,

k5+x5x5k5=122121\dfrac{k^5 + x^5}{x^5 - k^5} = \dfrac{122}{121}

Applying componendo and dividendo we get,

(k5+x5)+(x5k5)(k5+x5)(x5k5)=122+121122121k5+x5+x5k5k5+x5x5+k5=24312x52k5=2431(xk)5=(3)5xk=3x=3k.\Rightarrow \dfrac{(k^5 + x^5) + (x^5 - k^5)}{(k^5 + x^5) - (x^5 - k^5)} = \dfrac{122 + 121}{122 - 121} \\[1em] \Rightarrow \dfrac{k^5 + x^5 + x^5 - k^5}{k^5 + x^5 - x^5 + k^5} = \dfrac{243}{1} \\[1em] \Rightarrow \dfrac{2x^5}{2k^5} = \dfrac{243}{1} \\[1em] \Rightarrow \Big(\dfrac{x}{k}\Big)^5 = (3)^5 \\[1em] \Rightarrow \dfrac{x}{k} = 3 \\[1em] \Rightarrow x = 3k.

Hence, x = 3k.

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