What square root equals 1991?

What square root equals 1991? In other words, what number would you take the square root of to get 1991? To solve this problem, we want to find x in the following equation:

√x = 1991

To solve the √x = 1991 equation, we first raise both sides to the power of 2 to eliminate the square root:

(√x)² = 1991²
x = 1991²

Then, we calculate 1991² to get the following answer:

1991² = 1991 × 1991
1991² = 3,964,081

√3,964,081 = 1991

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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