If AB is 15, then BC is 15*9/5=27. Therefore, we can write the equation 5x+2=27.
We subtract by 2 to find that 5x=25, and divide by 5 to see that x=5.
If you have a fraction, then the denominator (bottom) cannot equal 0, since it is impossible to divide by 0. Take a look at the function below.

If we plugged in 2 for x, we would end up with a denominator of 0, making x = 2 "extraneous."
(you can use this example to answer your question, with the denominator being
x-2...any expression that evaluates to 0 when x = 2 would work)
Answer:
neither arithmetic nor geometric
Step-by-step explanation:
The given sequence is



The differences are not the same so this cannot be an arithmetic sequence.


The ratios are not the same so it can also not be geometric.
The sequence is neither arithmetic nor geometric.