Tutorial 69
Squaring special numbers (3's and final 4)

  1. Choose a number with repeating 3's and a final 4.
  2. The square is made up of:
    • the same number of 1's as there are digits in the number;
    • one fewer 5;
    • a final 6

   Example:

  1. If the number to be squared is 3334:
  2. The square has:

    four 1's (number of digits
       in number)             1 1 1 1
    three 5's (one fewer)             5 5 5
    a final 6                               6

  3. So the square of 3334 is 11,115,556.

   See the pattern?

  1. If the number to be squared is 333334:
  2. The square has:

    six 1's          1 1 1 1 1 1
    five 5's                     5 5 5 5 5
    a final 6                              6

  3. So the square of 333334 is 111,111,555,556.