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A quality control specialist is reviewing a formula for material stress, represented by the equation sqrt(r + 4) - r + 2 = 0. After solving the equation, the specialist must identify which candidate solution is 'extraneous' and should be discarded. Which of the following values is the extraneous solution for this equation?

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