Solve .
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: A. only
- Step 1: Squaring gives , so and or . Step 2. A square root is not negative, so the right side must be at least 0. Check: works, . **Answer: only. Why not the others:** Keeping ignores the check for extraneous roots, alone is the extraneous root, and does not solve .
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