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Very reliable. For example, squaring 99 can be very tedious. However, rewriting it as (100−1)2 would yield 10000+1−200, which can be very easily solved to 9801. Thus, the best way to simplify squaring is by making it simple addition, or simple multiplication.
You may be interested in knowing that square of any two and three digit numbers can be found as under. (10a±b)2 write square of a and then of b. (if b is 1, 2 , or 3, write its square as 01, 04 or09) to this ± 20 times a*b. Say 372=949+20∗21=1369.(40−3)2=1609−20∗12=1369Threedigitnumberthesameway1272=14449+20∗84=16129(130−3)2=16909−20∗39=16129Withunitdigit5........(10a+5)2=a∗(a+1)25...........(125)2=(12∗13)25=15625
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This discussion board is a place to discuss our Daily Challenges and the math and science related to those challenges. Explanations are more than just a solution — they should explain the steps and thinking strategies that you used to obtain the solution. Comments should further the discussion of math and science.
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2^{34}
a_{i-1}
\frac{2}{3}
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\sum_{i=1}^3
\sin \theta
\boxed{123}
Comments
Very reliable. For example, squaring 99 can be very tedious. However, rewriting it as (100−1)2 would yield 10000+1−200, which can be very easily solved to 9801. Thus, the best way to simplify squaring is by making it simple addition, or simple multiplication.
You may be interested in knowing that square of any two and three digit numbers can be found as under. (10a±b)2 write square of a and then of b. (if b is 1, 2 , or 3, write its square as 01, 04 or09) to this ± 20 times a*b. Say 372=949+20∗21=1369. (40−3)2=1609−20∗12=1369Three digit number the same way 1272=14449+20∗84=16129 (130−3)2=16909−20∗39=16129With unit digit 5........(10a+5)2=a∗(a+1)25...........(125)2=(12∗13)25=15625