Saturday, June 23, 2012

Squaring Numbers Ending in Nine

To square a number ending in nine; e.g. 29, 59, 129, ..., first square the next number that is ending in zero, and then subtract both the number and the next number from it.


Example 1:

To square 29 (29^2):

29: the number
30: the next number

29^2 = 30^2 - (29 + 30) = 900 - 59 = 841


Example 2:

To square 69 (69^2):

69: the number
70: the next number

69^2 = 70^2 - (69 + 70) = 4900 - 139 = 4761


Example 3:

To square 129 (129^2):

129: the number
130: the next number

129^2 = 130^2 - (129 + 130) = 16900 - 259 = 16641



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