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Find the errors and correct the following mathematical sentences

2x + 3x = 5x2

If LHS is


2x + 3x


Then RHS would be


⇒ 2x + 3x


= x(2 + 3)


= 5x


The error is 5x instead of 5x2


Hence 2x + 3x = 5x


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