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A junior engineer is peer-reviewing a technical report that solves the radical equation r+4r+2=0\sqrt{r+4} - r + 2 = 0. The report correctly identifies r=0r = 0 as an extraneous solution. According to the standard solution procedure, what is the specific reason this candidate solution must be rejected during the check step?

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