What square root equals 1686?

What square root equals 1686? In other words, what number would you take the square root of to get 1686? To solve this problem, we want to find x in the following equation:

√x = 1686

To solve the √x = 1686 equation, we first raise both sides to the power of 2 to eliminate the square root:

(√x)² = 1686²
x = 1686²

Then, we calculate 1686² to get the following answer:

1686² = 1686 × 1686
1686² = 2,842,596

√2,842,596 = 1686

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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