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In the calculation shown, how many times does the term \( 2018^{2} \) appear inside the square root to make the calculation correct?
$$
\sqrt{2018^{2} + 2018^{2} + \ldots + 2018^{2}} = 2018^{10}
$$

A) 5  
B) 8  
C) 18  
D) \( 2018^{8} \)  
E) \( 2018^{18} \)

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