does otherwise fit in this sentence

Question

I am writing a mathematical report and i wrote this:

In the following sections, the value of x is always 1 unless it is stated the otherwise.

Did I use otherwise correctly here please ?

Thanks for helping guys

Answer 1

No, it reads better as:

"the value of x is always 1 unless otherwise stated"

it would also work as

"the value of x is always 1 unless stated otherwise"

I can see why the use of "the otherwise", the use here is an adjective, however "otherwise" the word effectively means "the alternative" and so is typically used standalone.