What square root equals 971?

What square root equals 971? In other words, what number would you take the square root of to get 971? To solve this problem, we want to find x in the following equation:

√x = 971

To solve the √x = 971 equation, we first raise both sides to the power of 2 to eliminate the square root:

(√x)² = 971²
x = 971²

Then, we calculate 971² to get the following answer:

971² = 971 × 971
971² = 942,841

√942,841 = 971

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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