Answer:
A: radius of the sphere
Step-by-step explanation:
The formula for surface area is A = 4πr^2
With r being the radius and A the surface area.
For volume it is
V= (4/3)πr^3

Expanding the left side gives

which gives two solutions,

and

. But if

, then

, but this number isn't real, so

is an extraneous solution. Meanwhile if

, you get

, so this solution is correct.
"Potential solutions" might refer to both possibilities, but there is only one actual (real) solution.
4 - 2(x + 3) = 5
4 - 2x - 6 = 5
-2x - 2 = 5
-2x = 5 + 2
-2x = 7
x = -7/2 or = -3 1/2