What square root equals 251?

What square root equals 251? In other words, what number would you take the square root of to get 251? To solve this problem, we want to find x in the following equation:

√x = 251

To solve the √x = 251 equation, we first raise both sides to the power of 2 to eliminate the square root:

(√x)² = 251²
x = 251²

Then, we calculate 251² to get the following answer:

251² = 251 × 251
251² = 63,001

√63,001 = 251

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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