What square root equals 1279?

What square root equals 1279? In other words, what number would you take the square root of to get 1279? To solve this problem, we want to find x in the following equation:

√x = 1279

To solve the √x = 1279 equation, we first raise both sides to the power of 2 to eliminate the square root:

(√x)² = 1279²
x = 1279²

Then, we calculate 1279² to get the following answer:

1279² = 1279 × 1279
1279² = 1,635,841

√1,635,841 = 1279

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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