The replacement set is z = .
Replace z in the equation with each value in the replacement set and check
\whether the equation is true or not.
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z \ | \
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True or False \ | \
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10 \ | \
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False \ | \
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12 \ | \
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True \ | \
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14 \ | \
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False \ | \
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16 \ | \
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False \ | \
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18 \ | \
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False \ | \
Since z = 12 makes the equation true, the solution of is 12.
The solution set is