Status: Waiting for your answers. Problem: Solve for the variable. Check a value if it is extraneous. √ j + 31 = j + 11 j + 31 = ( j + )2 j + 31 = j2 + j + 0 = j2 + j + 0 = ( j + )( j + ) j1 = j2 = extraneous extraneous