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A structural engineer is using a monitoring system to track the displacement of a bridge pillar. The variance formula used by the software simplifies to the equation d1.2+0.5=0.1|d - 1.2| + 0.5 = 0.1, where dd is the displacement in centimeters. After isolating the absolute value expression, the engineer arrives at the statement d1.2=0.4|d - 1.2| = -0.4. State the number of solutions for dd that exist and identify the specific property of absolute value that justifies this answer.

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