Tutorial 81 |
Squaring special numbers (6's and final 8)
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- Choose a number with repeating 6's and a final 8.
- The square is made up of:
- the same number of 4's as there are repeating 6's in the number;
- one 6
- the same number of 2's as repeating 6's;
- a final 4.
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Example:
- If the number to be squared is 6668:
- The square has:
three 4's (same as
repeating 6's) 4 4 4
one 6
6
three 2's (same number as
repeating 3's)
2 2 2
a final 4
4
- So the square of 6668 is 44,462,224.
See the pattern?
- If the number to be squared is 666668:
- The square has:
five 4's (same number as
repeating 6's) 4 4 4 4 4
one 6
6
five 2's (same number as
repeating 6's)
2 2 2 2 2
a final 4
4
- So 666668 × 666668 = 444,446,222,224.
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