What square root equals 158?

What square root equals 158? In other words, what number would you take the square root of to get 158? To solve this problem, we want to find x in the following equation:

√x = 158

To solve the √x = 158 equation, we first raise both sides to the power of 2 to eliminate the square root:

(√x)² = 158²
x = 158²

Then, we calculate 158² to get the following answer:

158² = 158 × 158
158² = 24,964

√24,964 = 158

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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