What square root equals 218?

What square root equals 218? In other words, what number would you take the square root of to get 218? To solve this problem, we want to find x in the following equation:

√x = 218

To solve the √x = 218 equation, we first raise both sides to the power of 2 to eliminate the square root:

(√x)² = 218²
x = 218²

Then, we calculate 218² to get the following answer:

218² = 218 × 218
218² = 47,524

√47,524 = 218

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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