Solve Using the Square Root Property 81x^2+17=81

$81 x^{2} + 17 = 81$

Step 1

Move all terms not containing $x$ to the right side of the equation.

Subtract $17$ from both sides of the equation.

$81 x^{2} = 81 - 17$

Subtract $17$ from $81$ .

$81 x^{2} = 64$

Step 2

Divide each term in $81 x^{2} = 64$ by $81$ and simplify.

Divide each term in $81 x^{2} = 64$ by $81$ .

$\frac{81 x^{2}}{81} = \frac{64}{81}$

Simplify the left side.

Cancel the common factor of $81$ .

Cancel the common factor.

$\frac{81 x^{2}}{81} = \frac{64}{81}$

Divide $x^{2}$ by $1$ .

$x^{2} = \frac{64}{81}$

Step 3

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

$x = \pm \sqrt{\frac{64}{81}}$

Step 4

Simplify $\pm \sqrt{\frac{64}{81}}$ .

Rewrite $\sqrt{\frac{64}{81}}$ as $\frac{\sqrt{64}}{\sqrt{81}}$ .

$x = \pm \frac{\sqrt{64}}{\sqrt{81}}$

Simplify the numerator.

Rewrite $64$ as $8^{2}$ .

$x = \pm \frac{\sqrt{8^{2}}}{\sqrt{81}}$

Pull terms out from under the radical, assuming positive real numbers.

$x = \pm \frac{8}{\sqrt{81}}$

Simplify the denominator.

Rewrite $81$ as $9^{2}$ .

$x = \pm \frac{8}{\sqrt{9^{2}}}$

Pull terms out from under the radical, assuming positive real numbers.

$x = \pm \frac{8}{9}$

Step 5

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.

$x = \frac{8}{9}$

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

$x = - \frac{8}{9}$

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

$x = \frac{8}{9}, - \frac{8}{9}$