What square root equals 503?

What square root equals 503? In other words, what number would you take the square root of to get 503? To solve this problem, we want to find x in the following equation:

√x = 503

To solve the √x = 503 equation, we first raise both sides to the power of 2 to eliminate the square root:

(√x)² = 503²
x = 503²

Then, we calculate 503² to get the following answer:

503² = 503 × 503
503² = 253,009

√253,009 = 503

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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