What square root equals 172?

What square root equals 172? In other words, what number would you take the square root of to get 172? To solve this problem, we want to find x in the following equation:

√x = 172

To solve the √x = 172 equation, we first raise both sides to the power of 2 to eliminate the square root:

(√x)² = 172²
x = 172²

Then, we calculate 172² to get the following answer:

172² = 172 × 172
172² = 29,584

√29,584 = 172

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.

What Square Root Equals
Use the tool below to solve another problem like the one we solved on this page.

What square root equals 173?
Here is another square root problem that you may find interesting.