Solve Using the Square Root Property m^2=27

$m^{2} = 27$

Step 1

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

$m = \pm \sqrt{27}$

Step 2

Simplify $\pm \sqrt{27}$ .

Rewrite $27$ as $3^{2} \cdot 3$ .

Factor $9$ out of $27$ .

$m = \pm \sqrt{9 (3)}$

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

$m = \pm \sqrt{3^{2} \cdot 3}$

Pull terms out from under the radical.

$m = \pm 3 \sqrt{3}$

Step 3

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.

$m = 3 \sqrt{3}$

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

$m = - 3 \sqrt{3}$

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

$m = 3 \sqrt{3}, - 3 \sqrt{3}$

Step 4

The result can be shown in multiple forms.

Exact Form:

$m = 3 \sqrt{3}, - 3 \sqrt{3}$

Decimal Form:

$m = 5.19615242 \dots, - 5.19615242 \dots$