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Li Juan solves the equation below by first squaring both sides of the equation.

sqrt(3-2w)=w+6
What extraneous solution does 
Li Juan obtain?

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Li Juan solves the equation below by first squaring both sides of the equation.\newline32w=w+6 \sqrt{3-2 w}=w+6 \newlineWhat extraneous solution does Li \mathrm{Li} Juan obtain?\newlinew= w=

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Q. Li Juan solves the equation below by first squaring both sides of the equation.\newline32w=w+6 \sqrt{3-2 w}=w+6 \newlineWhat extraneous solution does Li \mathrm{Li} Juan obtain?\newlinew= w=
  1. Square both sides: Square both sides of the equation to eliminate the square root.\newline(32w)2=(w+6)2(\sqrt{3 - 2w})^2 = (w + 6)^2\newline32w=w2+12w+363 - 2w = w^2 + 12w + 36
  2. Rearrange and find values: Rearrange the equation to set it to zero and find the values of ww.0=w2+12w+36(32w)0 = w^2 + 12w + 36 - (3 - 2w)0=w2+12w+363+2w0 = w^2 + 12w + 36 - 3 + 2w0=w2+14w+330 = w^2 + 14w + 33
  3. Factor the quadratic: Factor the quadratic equation. \newline(w+11)(w+3)=0(w + 11)(w + 3) = 0
  4. Solve for ww: Solve for ww by setting each factor equal to zero.w+11=0w + 11 = 0 or w+3=0w + 3 = 0w=11w = -11 or w=3w = -3
  5. Check for extraneous solutions: Check for extraneous solutions by substituting the values of ww back into the original equation.\newlineCheck w=11w = -11:\newline32(11)=11+6\sqrt{3 - 2(-11)} = -11 + 6\newline3+22=5\sqrt{3 + 22} = -5\newline25=5\sqrt{25} = -5\newline555 \neq -5 (This is an extraneous solution because the square root of a positive number cannot be negative.)

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