Subtract 2x from each side
2x+3=4x+1
-2x -2x
3=2x+1
subtract 1 from each side
3=2x+1
-1 -1
2=2x
divide each side by 2
2=2x
1=x
The absolute value of -8 is 8 and the absolute value of 5 is 5. Absolute value is basically the number's distance from 0 on a number line, basically how many numbers it is away from 0. For that reason, it's always positive, regardless of whether or not the number is positive or negative. Hope this helped!
Radius of curvature = 10'
Diameter of circle = 2 * 10' = 20'
height of segment = 2'
Let semi-chord be x.
Then by the intersecting chord property,
2*(20-2)=x^2
x^2=36
x=sqrt(36)=6
=>
chord=2x=2*6=12'
The answer to your question is X = -8