What square root equals 226?

What square root equals 226? In other words, what number would you take the square root of to get 226? To solve this problem, we want to find x in the following equation:

√x = 226

To solve the √x = 226 equation, we first raise both sides to the power of 2 to eliminate the square root:

(√x)² = 226²
x = 226²

Then, we calculate 226² to get the following answer:

226² = 226 × 226
226² = 51,076

√51,076 = 226

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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