Given,
Equation : 12x+1−2x−312x+1+2x−3=23.
Applying componendo and dividendo we get :
⇒12x+1+2x−3−(12x+1−2x−3)12x+1+2x−3+(12x+1−2x−3)=3−23+2⇒22x−3212x+1=5⇒2x−312x+1=5
Squaring both sides we get :
⇒(2x−312x+1)2=52⇒2x−312x+1=25⇒12x+1=25(2x−3)⇒12x+1=50x−75⇒50x−12x=75+1⇒38x=76⇒x=3876=2.
Hence, x = 2.