I'm assuming that we have
y = √[x^2 + 8x ] square both sides
y^2 = x^2 + 8x complete the square on x
y^2 = x^2 + 8x + 16 - 16 factor
y^2 = ( x + 4)^2 - 16 add 16 to both sides
y^2 + 16 = (x + 4)^2 take the positive root
√[ y^2 + 16 ] = x + 4 subtract 4 from both sides
√[ y^2 + 16] - 4 = x swap x and y
√ [ x^2 + 16 ] - 4 = y = the inverse [ where x is also > 0 ]