What square root equals 197?

What square root equals 197? In other words, what number would you take the square root of to get 197? To solve this problem, we want to find x in the following equation:

√x = 197

To solve the √x = 197 equation, we first raise both sides to the power of 2 to eliminate the square root:

(√x)² = 197²
x = 197²

Then, we calculate 197² to get the following answer:

197² = 197 × 197
197² = 38,809

√38,809 = 197

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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