What square root equals 119?

What square root equals 119? In other words, what number would you take the square root of to get 119? To solve this problem, we want to find x in the following equation:

√x = 119

To solve the √x = 119 equation, we first raise both sides to the power of 2 to eliminate the square root:

(√x)² = 119²
x = 119²

Then, we calculate 119² to get the following answer:

119² = 119 × 119
119² = 14,161

√14,161 = 119

We've provided the equation above to help you understand the underlying concept of solving problems like this. In the future, remember that you can solve all similar problems by simply multiplying the number by itself.

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