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The replacement set is \ \
The equation is
Replace a in with each value in the replacement set and check
whether the equation is true or not. \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \
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A \ | \
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True or false \ |
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0 \ | \
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False \ |
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3 \ | \
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True \ |
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5 \ | \
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False \ |
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8 \ | \
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False \ |
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10 \ | \
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False \ |
Since a =3 makes the equation true, the solution of is 3.
The solution set is .