What square root equals 270?

What square root equals 270? In other words, what number would you take the square root of to get 270? To solve this problem, we want to find x in the following equation:

√x = 270

To solve the √x = 270 equation, we first raise both sides to the power of 2 to eliminate the square root:

(√x)² = 270²
x = 270²

Then, we calculate 270² to get the following answer:

270² = 270 × 270
270² = 72,900

√72,900 = 270

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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