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Solve for zz.\newline7=z+27 = |z + 2|\newlineWrite your answers as integers or as proper or improper fractions in simplest form.\newlinez=z = _____ or z=z = _____

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Q. Solve for zz.\newline7=z+27 = |z + 2|\newlineWrite your answers as integers or as proper or improper fractions in simplest form.\newlinez=z = _____ or z=z = _____
  1. Understand absolute value equation: Understand the absolute value equation.\newlineThe equation 7=z+27 = |z + 2| means that the expression inside the absolute value, z+2z + 2, can either be 77 or 7-7, because the absolute value of a number is always non-negative.
  2. Set up two equations: Set up two separate equations to solve for zz. Since z+2|z + 2| can be 77 or 7-7, we have two cases: Case 11: z+2=7z + 2 = 7 Case 22: z+2=7z + 2 = -7
  3. Solve for z in Case 11: Solve for z in Case 11.\newlineStarting with z+2=7z + 2 = 7, subtract 22 from both sides to isolate zz.\newlinez+22=72z + 2 - 2 = 7 - 2\newlinez=5z = 5
  4. Solve for zz in Case 22: Solve for zz in Case 22.\newlineStarting with z+2=7z + 2 = -7, subtract 22 from both sides to isolate zz.\newlinez+22=72z + 2 - 2 = -7 - 2\newlinez=9z = -9

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