[x+2]=5 solve for x I have an answer of (3,7) is this correct or could this be (3, -7)

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Are the brackets supposed to mean "absolute value"?

x + 2 = 5

x = 3

-(x + 2) = 5

(x + 2) = -5

x = -7
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