Status: Waiting for your answers. Problem: Solve for the variable. Check a value if it is extraneous. √ k + 3 = k - 3 k + 3 = ( k + )2 k + 3 = k2 + k + 0 = k2 + k + 0 = ( k + )( k + ) k1 = k2 = extraneous extraneous