What square root equals 550?

What square root equals 550? In other words, what number would you take the square root of to get 550? To solve this problem, we want to find x in the following equation:

√x = 550

To solve the √x = 550 equation, we first raise both sides to the power of 2 to eliminate the square root:

(√x)² = 550²
x = 550²

Then, we calculate 550² to get the following answer:

550² = 550 × 550
550² = 302,500

√302,500 = 550

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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