Explain why extraneous solutions to an equation involving absolute values may arise and how to check to be sure that a candidate solution satisfies an equation.

Example Problems
Solve to find all values of x that satisfy the equation:
Solve to find all values of x that satisfy the equation:
Solve to find all values of x that satisfy the equation:
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