To solve the equation \((x + 16)^2/9 = 7\), we will first isolate the term on the left side.
- Multiply both sides by 9 to eliminate the fraction:
\[ (x + 16)^2 = 7 \times 9 \]
\[ (x + 16)^2 = 63 \]
- Now, take the square root of both sides:
\[ x + 16 = \pm \sqrt{63} \]
- Calculate \(\sqrt{63}\). Since \(\sqrt{63} \approx 7.937\), we have:
\[ x + 16 = \pm 7.937 \]
- Now, isolate \(x\) by subtracting 16 from both sides. This gives us two cases to solve:
Case 1:
\[ x + 16 = 7.937 \]
\[ x = 7.937 - 16 \]
\[ x \approx -8.063 \]
Case 2:
\[ x + 16 = -7.937 \]
\[ x = -7.937 - 16 \]
\[ x \approx -23.937 \]
Thus, the solutions to the equation \((x + 16)^2/9 = 7\) are:
\[ x \approx -8.06 \quad \text{and} \quad x \approx -23.94 \]
Rounded to the nearest hundredth, the final answers are:
\[ x \approx -8.06 \quad \text{and} \quad x \approx -23.94 \]