What square root equals 242?

What square root equals 242? In other words, what number would you take the square root of to get 242? To solve this problem, we want to find x in the following equation:

√x = 242

To solve the √x = 242 equation, we first raise both sides to the power of 2 to eliminate the square root:

(√x)² = 242²
x = 242²

Then, we calculate 242² to get the following answer:

242² = 242 × 242
242² = 58,564

√58,564 = 242

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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