What square root equals 1285?

What square root equals 1285? In other words, what number would you take the square root of to get 1285? To solve this problem, we want to find x in the following equation:

√x = 1285

To solve the √x = 1285 equation, we first raise both sides to the power of 2 to eliminate the square root:

(√x)² = 1285²
x = 1285²

Then, we calculate 1285² to get the following answer:

1285² = 1285 × 1285
1285² = 1,651,225

√1,651,225 = 1285

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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