SOLUTION: Can you help me...Solve this equation by using the square root property? (x-1)^2=81.....FYI ^2 means "square"

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Question 114881: Can you help me...Solve this equation by using the square root property?

(x-1)^2=81.....FYI ^2 means "square"
Answer by checkley71(8403) About Me  (Show Source):
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(x-1)^2=81
(x-1)^2=9^2 take the sqrt of each side.
x-1=9
x=10 answer.
proof
(10-1)^2=81
9^2=81
81=81