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Assuming the entire expression to be x we can express it as, x = 2 + x On squaring both sides we get, x 2 = x + 2 On simplifying the equation further we get a quadratic equation, x 2 − x − 2 = 0 On solving this equation we get, ( x + 1 ) ( x − 2 ) = 0 Clearly, x=2