To solve the equation \( x^2 = 81 \) using inspection, we can take the square root of both sides.
The equation can be rewritten as:
\[ x = \pm \sqrt{81} \]
Calculating the square root of 81 gives us:
\[ x = \pm 9 \]
This means the solutions to the equation are \( x = 9 \) and \( x = -9 \).
Therefore, the complete solution set is:
\[ {-9, 9} \]
So the correct response is:
\({-9, 9}\)