What square root equals 247?

What square root equals 247? In other words, what number would you take the square root of to get 247? To solve this problem, we want to find x in the following equation:

√x = 247

To solve the √x = 247 equation, we first raise both sides to the power of 2 to eliminate the square root:

(√x)² = 247²
x = 247²

Then, we calculate 247² to get the following answer:

247² = 247 × 247
247² = 61,009

√61,009 = 247

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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