What square root equals 126?

What square root equals 126? In other words, what number would you take the square root of to get 126? To solve this problem, we want to find x in the following equation:

√x = 126

To solve the √x = 126 equation, we first raise both sides to the power of 2 to eliminate the square root:

(√x)² = 126²
x = 126²

Then, we calculate 126² to get the following answer:

126² = 126 × 126
126² = 15,876

√15,876 = 126

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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