What square root equals 156?

What square root equals 156? In other words, what number would you take the square root of to get 156? To solve this problem, we want to find x in the following equation:

√x = 156

To solve the √x = 156 equation, we first raise both sides to the power of 2 to eliminate the square root:

(√x)² = 156²
x = 156²

Then, we calculate 156² to get the following answer:

156² = 156 × 156
156² = 24,336

√24,336 = 156

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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