If are three successive terms of an arithmetic progression

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Problem

2,\,x+3,\,5x-1

are three successive terms of an arithmetic progression, then

x

equals (a)

1

(b)

\dfrac{5}{3}

(c)

\dfrac{5}{4}

(d)

\dfrac{2}{3}