What square root equals 888?

What square root equals 888? In other words, what number would you take the square root of to get 888? To solve this problem, we want to find x in the following equation:

√x = 888

To solve the √x = 888 equation, we first raise both sides to the power of 2 to eliminate the square root:

(√x)² = 888²
x = 888²

Then, we calculate 888² to get the following answer:

888² = 888 × 888
888² = 788,544

√788,544 = 888

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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