Status: Waiting for your answers. Problem: Solve for the variable. Check a value if it is extraneous. √ a + 34 = a + 14 a + 34 = ( a + )2 a + 34 = a2 + a + 0 = a2 + a + 0 = ( a + )( a + ) a1 = a2 = extraneous extraneous