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Solving Absolute Value Equations in Climate Control

As a facility coordinator at a pharmaceutical warehouse, you are responsible for monitoring the temperature deviations of vaccine storage units. The deviation dd from the target temperature is represented by an absolute value equation.

During a routine inspection, you are presented with three equations representing potential deviation scenarios for three different storage units:

  • Unit A: x=11|x| = 11
  • Unit B: y=5|y| = -5
  • Unit C: z=0|z| = 0

Based on the rules of basic absolute value equations, answer the following in your own words:

  1. What is/are the solution(s) to the equation for Unit A, and how many solutions exist?
  2. What is/are the solution(s) to the equation for Unit B, and why does this solution occur based on the physical meaning of absolute value?
  3. What is/are the solution(s) to the equation for Unit C, and how many solutions exist?

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