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Consider the following question and statements:\n\n**What is the value of $x$?**\n\n**Statement (1):** $x^2 - 7x + 10 = 0$\n\n**Statement (2):** $x+y=7$, where $x$ and $y$ are positive integers, and $y$ is a prime number.\n\nTo answer the question, choose the appropriate option from below:\n\nA. Statement (1) alone is sufficient, but statement (2) alone is not sufficient.\nB. Statement (2) alone is sufficient, but statement (1) alone is not sufficient.\nC. Both statements together are sufficient, but neither statement alone is sufficient.\nD. Neither statement alone is sufficient, nor are both statements together sufficient.
D. Neither statement alone is sufficient, nor are both statements together sufficient.\n\n\n\n**Detailed Step-by-Step Breakdown:**\n\nWe need to determine if we can find a unique value for $x$ using the given statements.\n\n**Analysis of Statement (1):**\n\nStatement (1) provides the quadratic equation: $x^2 - 7x + 10 = 0$\n\nTo find the possible values of $x$, we can factorize the quadratic equation:\n$x^2 - 2x - 5x + 10 = 0$\n$x(x - 2) - 5(x - 2) = 0$\n$(x - 2)(x - 5) = 0$\n\nThis gives us two possible values for $x$: $x = 2$ or $x = 5$.\n\nSince there are two possible values for $x$, Statement (1) alone is not sufficient to determine a unique value for $x$.\n\n**Analysis of Statement (2):**\n\nStatement (2) provides the equation $x+y=7$, where $x$ and $y$ are positive integers, and $y$ is a prime number.\n\nLet's list the possible pairs of $(x, y)$ that satisfy these conditions:\n\n* If $y=2$ (which is a prime number), then $x = 7 - 2 = 5$. (Here $x=5$ is a positive integer).\n* If $y=3$ (which is a prime number), then $x = 7 - 3 = 4$. (Here $x=4$ is a positive integer).\n* If $y=5$ (which is a prime number), then $x = 7 - 5 = 2$. (Here $x=2$ is a positive integer).\n* If $y=7$ (which is a prime number), then $x = 7 - 7 = 0$. (Here $x=0$ is not a positive integer, so this case is invalid).\n* If $y > 7$ (e.g., $y=11$), then $x$ would be negative (e.g., $x=7-11=-4$), which is not a positive integer. So, no further prime values of $y$ will yield a positive integer $x$.\n\nFrom Statement (2) alone, the possible values for $x$ are $\{2, 4, 5\}$.\n\nSince there are multiple possible values for $x$, Statement (2) alone is not sufficient to determine a unique value for $x$.\n\n**Combining Statement (1) and Statement (2):**\n\nFrom Statement (1), we know that $x \in \{2, 5\}$.\nFrom Statement (2), we know that $x \in \{2, 4, 5\}$ (considering only positive integer values for $x$ and $y$).\n\nFor a value of $x$ to be valid, it must satisfy both statements.\n\nComparing the set of possible values for $x$ from Statement (1) and Statement (2):\nThe intersection of $\{2, 5\}$ and $\{2, 4, 5\}$ is $\{2, 5\}$.\n\nSince $x$ can still be either $2$ or $5$, even after combining both statements, we cannot determine a unique value for $x$.\n\nTherefore, neither statement alone is sufficient, nor are both statements together sufficient.\n\nThe final answer is $\\boxed{D}$
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