Status: Waiting for your answers. Problem: Solve for the variable. Check a value if it is extraneous. √ w + 24 = w + 4 w + 24 = ( w + )2 w + 24 = w2 + w + 0 = w2 + w + 0 = ( w + )( w + ) w1 = w2 = extraneous extraneous