Question

Identify the linear equation.

Answer 1

answer is b.
c and d are quadratics 

Answer 2

!x! is the absolute value of x, that's what that means..in simple terms, regardless of whether x is positive or negative the value of x will be positive.

Linear equations must be x to the power of 1, so the answer is B, 
 but more knowledge:
C. is a quadratic, i.e. to the power of 2
D. is an exponential i.e. to the power of n, (in this case n equals x). .