The |x| operator means 'absolute value' or the positive value of the negative values. To help this make sense, here's a visual representation:

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Do you see what I mean? BTW, your answer will just be 8 + 8 or 16.
Answer:
the answer is b
b works for each equation
Step-by-step explanation:
A.
To solve, you need to get the variable by itself.
Order of operations:
Square root both sides.
(x-5)= plus/minus root 3, as 3 is not a perfect square.
Now you need to add 5 to both sides to get it to disappear on the side with the x.
x=root3 +or - 5, which can be rearranged so that 5 is the first term.
The expressions that can represent the dimensions of the prim is (x), (3x+1) and (4x-1).
The answer is your looking for is 400