What square root equals 495?

What square root equals 495? In other words, what number would you take the square root of to get 495? To solve this problem, we want to find x in the following equation:

√x = 495

To solve the √x = 495 equation, we first raise both sides to the power of 2 to eliminate the square root:

(√x)² = 495²
x = 495²

Then, we calculate 495² to get the following answer:

495² = 495 × 495
495² = 245,025

√245,025 = 495

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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