What square root equals 254?

What square root equals 254? In other words, what number would you take the square root of to get 254? To solve this problem, we want to find x in the following equation:

√x = 254

To solve the √x = 254 equation, we first raise both sides to the power of 2 to eliminate the square root:

(√x)² = 254²
x = 254²

Then, we calculate 254² to get the following answer:

254² = 254 × 254
254² = 64,516

√64,516 = 254

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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