Answer:
b. ±√60
Explanation:
You want to know the solution to x² = 60.
Solution
In general, the process of solving for a variable's value requires you to "undo" what is done to the variable. This generally means you use inverse operations. The inverse of the squaring operation is the square root operation.
Taking the square root of both sides, we get ...
√(x²) = √60
|x| = √60 . . . . . . simplify the left side
x = ±√60 . . . . . . . write the equivalent without the absolute value bars
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Additional comment
As with any operation performed on an equation, it must be done to both sides of the equal sign.
You will get a ±(radical) result whenever you take an even-index root: square root, fourth root, sixth root, and so on. Odd-index roots will have the same sign as the value under the radical.
√64 = ±8
∛64 = 4; ∛-64 = -4