What square root equals 406?

What square root equals 406? In other words, what number would you take the square root of to get 406? To solve this problem, we want to find x in the following equation:

√x = 406

To solve the √x = 406 equation, we first raise both sides to the power of 2 to eliminate the square root:

(√x)² = 406²
x = 406²

Then, we calculate 406² to get the following answer:

406² = 406 × 406
406² = 164,836

√164,836 = 406

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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