Quick Calculations 3: Squaring numbers

Who knows? One strategy for numbers close to a multiple of 10 is to rewrite it in the form (10m±n)2 (10m \pm n) ^ 2 , then factor this. Reliable, or not?

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Very reliable. For example, squaring 9999 can be very tedious. However, rewriting it as (1001)2(100-1)^{2} would yield 10000+120010000+1-200, which can be very easily solved to 9801\boxed{9801}. Thus, the best way to simplify squaring is by making it simple addition, or simple multiplication.

Nanayaranaraknas Vahdam - 7 years, 1 month ago

You may be interested in knowing that square of any\color{#D61F06}{any} two and three digit numbers can be found as under. (10a±b)2 (10a\pm 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 ±\pm 20 times a*b. Say 372=949+2021=1369.               (403)2=16092012=1369Three digit number the same way  1272=14449+2084=16129                    (1303)2=169092039=16129With unit digit 5........(10a+5)2=a(a+1)25...........(125)2=(1213)25=1562537^2 = \color{#D61F06}{9} \color{#3D99F6}{49} +20*21 = 1369. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~(40 - 3)^2 = \color{#D61F06}{16} \color{#3D99F6}{09} -20*12=1369\\ Three ~digit~ number ~the ~same ~way~~\\127^2 = \color{#D61F06}{144} \color{#3D99F6}{49} +20*84=16129 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~(130-3)^2 = \color{#D61F06}{169} \color{#3D99F6}{09} -20*39=16129\\ With~ unit~ digit~ \color{#20A900}{ 5}........ (10a + 5)^2 =\color{#3D99F6}{a*(a+1)}25...........(125)^2=\color{#3D99F6}{(12*13)}25 = \color{#3D99F6}{156}25

Niranjan Khanderia - 6 years, 5 months ago
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