What square root equals 260?

What square root equals 260? In other words, what number would you take the square root of to get 260? To solve this problem, we want to find x in the following equation:

√x = 260

To solve the √x = 260 equation, we first raise both sides to the power of 2 to eliminate the square root:

(√x)² = 260²
x = 260²

Then, we calculate 260² to get the following answer:

260² = 260 × 260
260² = 67,600

√67,600 = 260

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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