Algebra Limerick
Some freshmen from Trinity Hall
Played hockey with a wonderful ball;
They found that two times its weight,
Plus weight squared, minus eight,
Gave "nothing" in ounces at all.
What was the weight of the ball?
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Answer is 2 ounces. The second answer was -4 which has no meaning in this problem.