What square root equals 317?

What square root equals 317? In other words, what number would you take the square root of to get 317? To solve this problem, we want to find x in the following equation:

√x = 317

To solve the √x = 317 equation, we first raise both sides to the power of 2 to eliminate the square root:

(√x)² = 317²
x = 317²

Then, we calculate 317² to get the following answer:

317² = 317 × 317
317² = 100,489

√100,489 = 317

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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