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{:[14=z-(-12)],[z=]:}

Solve for z z :\newline14=z(12)z= \begin{array}{l} 14=z-(-12) \\ z=\square \end{array}

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Q. Solve for z z :\newline14=z(12)z= \begin{array}{l} 14=z-(-12) \\ z=\square \end{array}
  1. Write Equation Simplify: Write down the first equation from the system.\newlineThe first equation is 14=z(12)14 = z - (-12).\newlineWe need to simplify the right side of the equation by removing the parentheses.
  2. Solve for zz: Simplify the right side of the equation.\newlineSince subtracting a negative is the same as adding a positive, we have z(12)=z+12z - (-12) = z + 12.\newlineNow the equation is 14=z+1214 = z + 12.
  3. Write Second Equation: Solve for zz by isolating it on one side of the equation.\newlineTo do this, we subtract 1212 from both sides of the equation.\newline1412=z+121214 - 12 = z + 12 - 12\newlineThis simplifies to 2=z2 = z.
  4. Combine Results: Write down the second equation from the system.\newlineThe second equation is simply z=.z =.\newlineThis indicates that zz is equal to whatever value we find from the first equation.
  5. Combine Results: Write down the second equation from the system.\newlineThe second equation is simply z=z =.\newlineThis indicates that zz is equal to whatever value we find from the first equation.Combine the results from both equations.\newlineSince the first equation simplifies to 2=z2 = z and the second equation is z=z =, we can conclude that z=2z = 2.

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