What square root equals 438?

What square root equals 438? In other words, what number would you take the square root of to get 438? To solve this problem, we want to find x in the following equation:

√x = 438

To solve the √x = 438 equation, we first raise both sides to the power of 2 to eliminate the square root:

(√x)² = 438²
x = 438²

Then, we calculate 438² to get the following answer:

438² = 438 × 438
438² = 191,844

√191,844 = 438

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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