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The missing base of 81= ^2

User Anzhelika
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Answer:

the correct answer is 9²

User Mouffette
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Answer:

9

Explanation:

It is stating that 81 is equal to x², in which the variable x stands for a number.

Note the equal sign, what you do to one side, you do to the other. Isolate the variable, x, by rooting both sides:

√x² = √81

x = √81 = √(9 * 9) = 9

9 is your missing base.

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