What square root equals 480?

What square root equals 480? In other words, what number would you take the square root of to get 480? To solve this problem, we want to find x in the following equation:

√x = 480

To solve the √x = 480 equation, we first raise both sides to the power of 2 to eliminate the square root:

(√x)² = 480²
x = 480²

Then, we calculate 480² to get the following answer:

480² = 480 × 480
480² = 230,400

√230,400 = 480

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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