What square root equals 478?

What square root equals 478? In other words, what number would you take the square root of to get 478? To solve this problem, we want to find x in the following equation:

√x = 478

To solve the √x = 478 equation, we first raise both sides to the power of 2 to eliminate the square root:

(√x)² = 478²
x = 478²

Then, we calculate 478² to get the following answer:

478² = 478 × 478
478² = 228,484

√228,484 = 478

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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