Tutorial 67
Squaring special numbers (3's and final 1)

  1. Choose a number with repeating 3's and a final 1.
  2. The square is made up of:
    • One fewer 1 than there are repeating 3's
    • 09
    • The same number of 5's as there are 1's in the square;
    • A final 61

   Example:

  1. If the number to be squared is 3331:
  2. The square has:

    Two 1's (one fewer than
       repeating 3's)           1 1
    Next digits: 09                 0 9
    Two 5's (same as 1's in square)     5 5
    A final 61                              6 1

  3. So the square of 3331 is 11,095,561.

   See the pattern?

  1. If the number to be squared is 333331:
  2. The square has:

    Four 1's (one fewer than
       repeating 3's)       1 1 1 1
    Next digits: 09                 0 9
    Four 5's (same as 1's in square)    5 5 5 5
    A final 61                                  6 1

  3. So the square of 333331 is 111,109,555,561.