What square root equals 120?

What square root equals 120? In other words, what number would you take the square root of to get 120? To solve this problem, we want to find x in the following equation:

√x = 120

To solve the √x = 120 equation, we first raise both sides to the power of 2 to eliminate the square root:

(√x)² = 120²
x = 120²

Then, we calculate 120² to get the following answer:

120² = 120 × 120
120² = 14,400

√14,400 = 120

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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