What square root equals 231?

What square root equals 231? In other words, what number would you take the square root of to get 231? To solve this problem, we want to find x in the following equation:

√x = 231

To solve the √x = 231 equation, we first raise both sides to the power of 2 to eliminate the square root:

(√x)² = 231²
x = 231²

Then, we calculate 231² to get the following answer:

231² = 231 × 231
231² = 53,361

√53,361 = 231

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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