Number has 's followed by a . How many nines and zeros are there in ?
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The square of an odd multiple of 5 always have the form m 5 2 = p 2 5 , where p = m ( m + 1 ) . For example, 1 5 2 = 2 2 5 , 2 5 2 = 6 2 5 , 3 5 2 = 1 2 2 5 , ⋯ , where 1 × 2 = 2 , 2 × 3 = 6 , 3 × 4 = 1 2 , ⋯ . We can prove this as follows:
m 5 2 ⟹ p = ( 1 0 m + 5 ) 2 = 1 0 0 m 2 + 1 0 0 m + 2 5 = 1 0 0 m ( m + 1 ) + 2 5 = p 2 5 = m ( m + 1 )
For m = n 9 ′ s 9 9 9 ⋯ 9 , p = n 9 ′ s 9 9 9 ⋯ 9 × 1 0 n = n 9 ′ s 9 9 9 ⋯ 9 n 0 ′ s 0 0 0 ⋯ 0 . That is n nines and n zeros .