What square root equals 132?

What square root equals 132? In other words, what number would you take the square root of to get 132? To solve this problem, we want to find x in the following equation:

√x = 132

To solve the √x = 132 equation, we first raise both sides to the power of 2 to eliminate the square root:

(√x)² = 132²
x = 132²

Then, we calculate 132² to get the following answer:

132² = 132 × 132
132² = 17,424

√17,424 = 132

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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