What square root equals 320?

What square root equals 320? In other words, what number would you take the square root of to get 320? To solve this problem, we want to find x in the following equation:

√x = 320

To solve the √x = 320 equation, we first raise both sides to the power of 2 to eliminate the square root:

(√x)² = 320²
x = 320²

Then, we calculate 320² to get the following answer:

320² = 320 × 320
320² = 102,400

√102,400 = 320

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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