Okay, we are tasked with adding 5342 and 17. Let's begin!

Step 1: We'll start by adding the digits 2 & 7 in column 1 and get 9.

Step 2: We'll start by adding the digits 4 & 1 in column 2 and get 5.

Step 3: We'll start by adding the digits 3 & 0 in column 3 and get 3.

Step 4: We'll start by adding the digits 5 & 0 in column 4 and get 5.

So, 5342 + 17 = 5359.

