What square root equals 212?

What square root equals 212? In other words, what number would you take the square root of to get 212? To solve this problem, we want to find x in the following equation:

√x = 212

To solve the √x = 212 equation, we first raise both sides to the power of 2 to eliminate the square root:

(√x)² = 212²
x = 212²

Then, we calculate 212² to get the following answer:

212² = 212 × 212
212² = 44,944

√44,944 = 212

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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