Tutorial 73 |
Squaring special numbers (3's and final 8)
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- Choose a number with repeating 3's and a final 8.
- The square is made up of:
- the same number of 1's as there are repeating 3's in the number;
- one 4
- one fewer 2 than there are repeating 3's;
- a final 44.
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Example:
- If the number to be squared is 33338:
- The square has:
four 1's (same as
repeating 3's) 1 1 1 1
one 4
4
three 2's (one fewer than
repeating 3's)
2 2 2
a final 44
4 4
- So the square of 33338 is 1,111,422,244.
See the pattern?
- If the number to be squared is 3333338:
- The square has:
six 1's (same as
repeating 3's) 1 1 1 1 1 1
one 4
4
five 2's (one fewer than
repeating 3's)
2 2 2 2 2
a final 44
4 4
- So 3333338 × 3333338 = 11,111,142,222,244.
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