Find x.

Find x.

Final answer: x is 7. The beauty of my response is that no one can tell me I'm wrong. If someone challenges my answer, I can just as easily construct a scenario in which x is in fact 7, such as x + 2 = 9. Over the years, I've come to realize that sometimes the solution space is indefinitely large (pardon the linear algebra reference), that there is no one right answer to the problem.  When presented with insufficient information, we have to start somewhere. There isn't always one proper thing to do or one optimal decision to make, but rather a span of actions that satisfy the said criteria, out of which you have to pick one. The idea that we can make choices, each having an uncertain output is thrilling but simultaneously sobering. Ultimately, it is this freedom, this ambiguity, this choice that makes us all unique. In this scenario, such criteria was not laid out; x was not defined. I found x. I made a choice based on incomplete information, and it is one I'll have to live with, whether good or bad.

(5 second answer): No.

(30 second answer): x is over there. x is a variable used in mathematics. to find x, you need an equation, isolate all x terms on one side of the equation, and apply the inverse function to both sides. then you have x.

(2 minute answer): x is a mysterious entity that has multiple identities. x is simultaneously everything. To truly discover what x is, we need to take a look at the situation and understand the context in which x is provided. From there, we can apply operations to deduce the value of x.

(5 minute answer): x is the unknown factor. To find x, you need to realize not only what you have, but also what's missing. In order to find x, you need to realize how to equate different expressions containing x. x can take on multiple forms, depending on the circumstance. One may think he has found x, only to realize it has morphed into a different form. x is everything at the same time. In our quest for x, adaptability is key. The better question would be not simply "Find x" but "How to find x".

(10 minute answer): x is the unknown factor, the missing piece of the puzzle. Anything we don't know we call x, whilst utterly ignoring the identity of the variable and attributing it to a uniform reference, for others to extrapolate. In that regard, x is simply a symbol of our ignorance. Finding x is the easy part. The hard part is figuring out how to find x. In response to your frustratingly equivocal demand, "Find x.", I smugly reply "Over there."

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