Tutorial 73
Squaring special numbers (3's and final 8)

  1. Choose a number with repeating 3's and a final 8.
  2. 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.

   Example:

  1. If the number to be squared is 33338:
  2. 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

  3. So the square of 33338 is 1,111,422,244.

   See the pattern?

  1. If the number to be squared is 3333338:
  2. 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

  3. So 3333338 × 3333338 = 11,111,142,222,244.