Talk:1983 AIME Problems/Problem 3
Revision as of 21:49, 21 May 2009 by Xantos C. Guin (talk | contribs) (New page: I think what the first solution meant to say is that <math>y=-6</math> is an extraneous solution since <math>-6 \neq 2\sqrt{-6+15}</math> (the <math>\sqrt{}</math> symbol is defined as the...)
I think what the first solution meant to say is that is an extraneous solution since
(the
symbol is defined as the positive square root.) Thus, solution one has the correct answer.