Status: Waiting for your answers. Problem: Solve for the variable. Check a value if it is extraneous. √ w + 1 = w - 5 w + 1 = ( w + )2 w + 1 = w2 + w + 0 = w2 + w + 0 = ( w + )( w + ) w1 = w2 = extraneous extraneous