Squaring special numbers (1 and repeating 9's)
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- Choose a number with a 1 and repeating 9's.
- The square is made up of:
- first digits: 3 & one fewer 9 than repeating 9's
- next digits: 6 & one fewer 0 than repeating 9's
- last digit: 1
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Example:
- If the number to be squared is 1999:
- The square has:
first digits: 3 and one fewer
9 than 9's 3
9 9
next digits: 6 and one fewer
0 than 9's 6
0 0
last digit: 1
1
- So 1999 × 1999 = 3996001.
See the pattern?
- If the number to be squared is 199999:
- The square has:
first digits: 3 and one fewer
9 than 9's 3
9 9 9 9
next digits: 6 and one fewer
0 than 9's & 6
0 0 0 0
last digit: 1
1
- So 199999 × 199999 = 39999600001.
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