Isolate the x. Root both sides
√x²< √81
x < 9 is your answer
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use the second expression to calculate the left-hand side of the first equation:

Add 10 to both sides if this equation to get

and divide both sides by 2

this proves that x = 17, give the two initial equations
Answer:
5x - 2 = 3x = 14
8x -2 = 14
8x = 14 + 2
8x = 16
x = 2
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Answer:
Non-linear because none of them repeat.
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