If

    \[\mathbf{x}\text{ }+\text{ }\mathbf{5}\]

is the mean proportion between

    \[\mathbf{x}\text{ }+\text{ }\mathbf{2}\text{ }\mathbf{and}\text{ }\mathbf{x}\text{ }+\text{ }\mathbf{9}\]

, find the value of x.