What square root equals 280?

What square root equals 280? In other words, what number would you take the square root of to get 280? To solve this problem, we want to find x in the following equation:

√x = 280

To solve the √x = 280 equation, we first raise both sides to the power of 2 to eliminate the square root:

(√x)² = 280²
x = 280²

Then, we calculate 280² to get the following answer:

280² = 280 × 280
280² = 78,400

√78,400 = 280

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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