Tutorial 74
Squaring special numbers (3's and final 9)

  1. Choose a number with repeating 3's and a final 9.
  2. The square is made up of:
    • the same number of 1's as there are repeating 3's in the number;
    • one 4
    • two fewer 8's than there are repeating 3's;
    • a final 921.

   Example:

  1. If the number to be squared is 33339:
  2. The square has:

    four 1's (same as
       repeating 3's)     1 1 1 1
    one 4                         4
    two 8's (two fewer than
       repeating 3's)               8 8
    a final 921                         9 2 1

  3. So 33339 × 33339 is 1,111,488,921.

   See the pattern?

  1. If the number to be squared is 3333339:
  2. The square has:

    six 1's (same as
       repeating 3's)   1 1 1 1 1 1
    one 4                           4
    four 8's (two fewer than
       repeating 3's)                 8 8 8 8
    a final 921                               9 2 1

  3. So the square of 3333339 = 11,111,148,888,921.