Воспользуемся формулой разности квадратов:
\({a^2}-{b^2} = \left( {a-b} \right)\left( {a + b} \right).\)
\({x^2}-9 = 0\,\,\,\,\,\, \Leftrightarrow \,\,\,\,\,\,{x^2}-{3^2} = 0\,\,\,\,\,\, \Leftrightarrow \,\,\,\,\,\,\left( {x-3} \right)\left( {x + 3} \right) = 0\,\,\,\,\,\, \Leftrightarrow \)
\( \Leftrightarrow \,\,\,\,\,\,\left[ \begin{array}{l}x-3 = 0,\\x + 3 = 0\end{array} \right.\,\,\,\,\,\, \Leftrightarrow \,\,\,\,\,\,\left[ \begin{array}{l}x = 3,\\x = -3.\end{array} \right.\)
Больший корень уравнения \(x = 3.\)
Ответ: 3.