Question

How do you solve using the square root property `(x + 8)^2 = 81`?

Answer 1

`x= 1` or `x = -17`.

Explanation:

Take the square root of both sides.

`sqrt((x+ 8)^2) = +-sqrt(81)`

`x + 8 = +-9`

`x = 1 or -17`

Hopefully this helps!