What square root equals 842?

What square root equals 842? In other words, what number would you take the square root of to get 842? To solve this problem, we want to find x in the following equation:

√x = 842

To solve the √x = 842 equation, we first raise both sides to the power of 2 to eliminate the square root:

(√x)² = 842²
x = 842²

Then, we calculate 842² to get the following answer:

842² = 842 × 842
842² = 708,964

√708,964 = 842

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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