What square root equals 271?

What square root equals 271? In other words, what number would you take the square root of to get 271? To solve this problem, we want to find x in the following equation:

√x = 271

To solve the √x = 271 equation, we first raise both sides to the power of 2 to eliminate the square root:

(√x)² = 271²
x = 271²

Then, we calculate 271² to get the following answer:

271² = 271 × 271
271² = 73,441

√73,441 = 271

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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