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6 April, 02:08

Consider the equation |1/4+12|=x/2. Without calculating, how do you know x=-16 is an extraneous solution?

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  1. 6 April, 02:17
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    Without calculating, you can immediately see the absolute value sign, which implies that the final result (x) should be positive, not negative.
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