Solve Using the Square Root Property 2(x+8)^2=90

$2 {(x + 8)}^{2} = 90$

Step 1

Divide each term in $2 {(x + 8)}^{2} = 90$ by $2$ and simplify.

Divide each term in $2 {(x + 8)}^{2} = 90$ by $2$ .

$\frac{2 {(x + 8)}^{2}}{2} = \frac{90}{2}$

Simplify the left side.

Cancel the common factor of $2$ .

Cancel the common factor.

$\frac{2 {(x + 8)}^{2}}{2} = \frac{90}{2}$

Divide ${(x + 8)}^{2}$ by $1$ .

${(x + 8)}^{2} = \frac{90}{2}$

Simplify the right side.

Divide $90$ by $2$ .

${(x + 8)}^{2} = 45$

Step 2

Take the specified root of both sides of the equation to eliminate the exponent on the left side.

$x + 8 = \pm \sqrt{45}$

Step 3

Simplify $\pm \sqrt{45}$ .

Rewrite $45$ as $3^{2} \cdot 5$ .

Factor $9$ out of $45$ .

$x + 8 = \pm \sqrt{9 (5)}$

Rewrite $9$ as $3^{2}$ .

$x + 8 = \pm \sqrt{3^{2} \cdot 5}$

Pull terms out from under the radical.

$x + 8 = \pm 3 \sqrt{5}$

Step 4

The complete solution is the result of both the positive and negative portions of the solution.

First, use the positive value of the $\pm$ to find the first solution.

$x + 8 = 3 \sqrt{5}$

Subtract $8$ from both sides of the equation.

$x = 3 \sqrt{5} - 8$

Next, use the negative value of the $\pm$ to find the second solution.

$x + 8 = - 3 \sqrt{5}$

Subtract $8$ from both sides of the equation.

$x = - 3 \sqrt{5} - 8$

The complete solution is the result of both the positive and negative portions of the solution.

$x = 3 \sqrt{5} - 8, - 3 \sqrt{5} - 8$

Step 5

The result can be shown in multiple forms.

Exact Form:

$x = 3 \sqrt{5} - 8, - 3 \sqrt{5} - 8$

Decimal Form:

$x = - 1.29179606 \dots, - 14.70820393 \dots$