Воспользуемся формулой разности квадратов:
\({a^2}-{b^2} = \left( {a-b} \right)\left( {a + b} \right).\)
\({x^2}-121 = 0\,\,\,\,\,\, \Leftrightarrow \,\,\,\,\,\,{x^2}-{11^2} = 0\,\,\,\,\,\, \Leftrightarrow \,\,\,\,\,\,\left( {x-11} \right)\left( {x + 11} \right) = 0\,\,\,\,\,\, \Leftrightarrow \)
\( \Leftrightarrow \,\,\,\,\,\,\left[ \begin{array}{l}x-11 = 0,\\x + 11 = 0\end{array} \right.\,\,\,\,\,\, \Leftrightarrow \,\,\,\,\,\,\left[ \begin{array}{l}x = 11,\\x = -11.\end{array} \right.\)
Меньший корень уравнения \(x = -11.\)
Ответ: \(-11.\)