To solve the equation \( x^2 = 81 \) by inspection, we can take the square root of both sides.
Taking the square root gives:
\[ x = \pm 9 \]
This means there are two solutions: \( x = 9 \) and \( x = -9 \).
Thus, the complete solution set is:
\[ { -9, 9 } \]
So the correct response is:
\({ -9, 9 }\)