In the question "Which equation results from taking the square root of both sides of (x – 9)2 = 81?" The correct answer is x - 9 = +/- 9.
Taking the square root of both sides of the equation (x - 9)^2 = 81 will give:
sqrt(x - 9)^2 = sqrt(81)
x - 9 = +/- 9
Solving the equation results in two equation:
x - 9 = 9 and x - 9 = -9
x = 9 + 9 and x = -9 + 9
x = 18 and x = 0