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Extraneous solutions

Written by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated August 2025
Verified for the 2027 exam
Verified for the 2027 examWritten by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated August 2025

Definition

Solutions obtained through algebraic manipulation that do not satisfy the original equation or fall outside the domain restrictions imposed by mathematical or contextual constraints.

AP course connection

Topic 2.13: 2.13 Exponential and Logarithmic Equations and Inequalities

Unit 2

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