Status: Waiting for your answers. Problem: Solve for the variable. Check a value if it is extraneous. √ e - 3 = e - 5 e - 3 = ( e + )2 e - 3 = e2 + e + 0 = e2 + e + 0 = ( e + )( e + ) e1 = e2 = extraneous extraneous