Squaring a number is the inverse of square rooting. The square root of 144 is 12, so 12 squared is 144.
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Taking the square root is the opposite of squaring.
The inverse operation of squaring a number is finding the square root of that number. In mathematical terms, if you square a number x, the result is x^2. The inverse operation would be taking the square root of x^2, which gives you the original number x. For example, if you square 3 (3^2 = 9), the square root of 9 is 3.
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A mathematical operation that does the opposite is an inverse operation. If the inverse operation is used on the result of an operation, it will restore the initial value.Some opposite operations are:addition / subtractionmultiplication / divisionexponentials (e.g. squaring) / roots (e.g. square root)