What square root equals 189?

What square root equals 189? In other words, what number would you take the square root of to get 189? To solve this problem, we want to find x in the following equation:

√x = 189

To solve the √x = 189 equation, we first raise both sides to the power of 2 to eliminate the square root:

(√x)² = 189²
x = 189²

Then, we calculate 189² to get the following answer:

189² = 189 × 189
189² = 35,721

√35,721 = 189

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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