Explain the Pattern - Part 2

Algebra Level 1

51 × 51 = 26 01 52 × 52 = 27 04 53 × 53 = 28 09 54 × 54 = 29 16 55 × 55 = 30 25 56 × 56 = 31 36 \large \begin{aligned} 51 \times 51 &= {\color{#3D99F6}26}{\color{#D61F06}01} \\ 52 \times 52 &= {\color{#3D99F6}27}{\color{#D61F06}04} \\ 53 \times 53 &= {\color{#3D99F6}28}{\color{#D61F06}09} \\ 54 \times 54 &= {\color{#3D99F6}29}{\color{#D61F06}16} \\ 55 \times 55 &= {\color{#3D99F6}30}{\color{#D61F06}25} \\ 56 \times 56 &= {\color{#3D99F6}31}{\color{#D61F06}36} \\ & \vdots \end{aligned}

What is the value of 57 × 57 ? 57 \times 57?


Bonus: Can you explain why this pattern appears, and when it breaks?


The answer is 3249.

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41 solutions

Chew-Seong Cheong
Oct 22, 2017

Consider the perfect square,

N n = ( 50 + n ) 2 where n N = 2500 + 100 n + n 2 = ( 25 + n ) × 100 + n 2 N 7 = ( 25 + 7 ) × 100 + 49 = 32 49 \begin{aligned} N_n & = (50+n)^2 & \small \color{#3D99F6} \text{where }n \in \mathbb N \\ & = 2500 + 100n + n^2 \\ & = (25+n)\times 100 + n^2 \\ \implies N_7 & = (25 + 7)\times 100 + 49 \\ & = \boxed{\color{#3D99F6}32\color{#D61F06}49} \end{aligned}


In response to Challenge Master's note:

The formula N n = 100 ( 25 + n ) + n 2 N_n = 100(25+n) + n^2 is arithmetically true for all n n . When n = 10 n = 10 , then 25 + n = 35 25+n=\color{#3D99F6}35 and n 2 = 100 n^2=\color{#D61F06}100 , which exceed two digits and N n = 3600 N_n = 3600 and the pattern breaks.

When n n is negative, n |n| is in the reverse decreasing order. Then 25 + n = 25 n \color{#3D99F6}25+n = 25-|n| follows the increasing order. But n 2 = n 2 \color{#D61F06} n^2 = |n|^2 follows the decreasing order. The pattern breaks again when n = 10 n=-10 .

Moderator note:

The comments here discuss both

a.) when the pattern breaks down and why

b.) the fact a similar pattern shows between 4 1 2 41^2 and 5 0 2 , 50^2, except the square number pattern in the 3 rd 3^{\text{rd}} and 4 th 4^{\text{th}} digits is decreasing.

(Think about why these might be true before you read them!)

Note also the following variation: N n = 2500 100 n + n 2 . N_{-n} = 2500 - 100n + n^2. Thus 49 × 49 = 2401 48 × 48 = 2304 47 × 47 = 2209 46 × 46 = 2116 49\times 49 = 2401 \\ 48\times 48 = 2304 \\ 47\times 47 = 2209 \\ 46\times 46 = 2116 \\ \vdots

Arjen Vreugdenhil - 3 years, 7 months ago

I'm not sure if you have heard of Vedic Mathematics... It constitutes very simple tricks to find Squares of such numbers.

For eg: Take 49 49 . To find 4 9 2 49^2 , consider:

Nearest (kind of important number) is 50 50 . So the difference between them is 1 -1 Subtract 1 1 from 49 49 , you get 48 48 , now divide it by 2 2 , which yields 24 \color{#D61F06}24

We subtracted 1 1 , it's square is 01 \color{#69047E}01 , joining them we get 24 01 \boxed{\color{#D61F06}24\color{#69047E}01}

Another eg: Take 96 96 , say we want to find it's square.

Nearest important number is 100 100 , so their difference is 4 -4 . Subtract 4 4 from 96 96 , we get 92 \color{#D61F06}92 (But we shouldn't divide it by 2 2 ))

So we have subtracted 4 4 , whose square is 16 \color{#3D99F6}16

Joining them, we get 92 16 \boxed{\color{#D61F06}92\color{#3D99F6}16}


And for numbers like 52 52 which are greater that 50 50 only difference is we add 2 2 not subtract and the rest is same, and for numbers like 102 102 we add 2 2 with same procedure.

Skanda Prasad - 3 years, 7 months ago

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@Skanda Prasad - This is very interesting and I've never heard of it! Great method! However, when do you know to divide by two? When you said, "Nearest important number is 100 100 , so their difference is 4 -4 . Subtract 4 4 from 96 96 , we get 92 \color{#D61F06}92 (But we shouldn't divide it by 2 2 ))" I don't get why you don't divide by two. Can you explain when and when not? Thanks!

Terry Yu - 3 years, 7 months ago

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In the case of ( 50 ± n ) 2 (50 \pm n)^2 , we get ( 50 ± n ) 2 = 2500 ± 100 n + n 2 = 100 ( 25 ± n ) + n 2 = 100 1 2 ( ( 50 ± n ) ± n ) + n 2 . (50 \pm n)^2 = 2500 \pm 100n + n^2 = 100\cdot (25 \pm n) + n^2 = 100\cdot \tfrac12((50 \pm n) \pm n) + n^2. In the case of ( 100 ± n ) 2 (100 \pm n)^2 , we get ( 100 ± n ) 2 = 10 000 ± 200 n + n 2 = 100 ( 100 ± 2 n ) + n 2 = 100 ( ( 100 ± n ) ± n ) + n 2 . (100 \pm n)^2 = 10\,000 \pm 200n + n^2 = 100\cdot (100 \pm 2n) + n^2 = 100\cdot ((100 \pm n) \pm n) + n^2. The first formula has a factor 1 2 \tfrac12 ; the second formula lacks it.

The essential difference is that in the first case, we must go from a number near 50 to about 25 hundreds; in the second case, from a number near 100 to about 100 hundreds.

Arjen Vreugdenhil - 3 years, 7 months ago

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@Arjen Vreugdenhil Nice one, bro... Thanks for showing this...

Skanda Prasad - 3 years, 7 months ago

I haven't learnt Vedic mathematics properly... I just know very few little tricks of Vedic mathematics. Vedic means the ancient. Ancient indian mathematicians have developed excellent ways to improve arithmetic, algebraic etc skills... they are way easier to do than the normal methods taught at school...

Skanda Prasad - 3 years, 7 months ago

can you explain when the pattern breaks & how to prove that?

Mohammad Khaza - 3 years, 7 months ago

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The patter breaks down for n 10 |n| \geq 10 . Consider:

58 × 58 = 3364 59 × 59 = 3481 60 × 60 = 3600 ( not 35100 ) 58 \times 58 = 3364 \\ 59 \times 59 = 3481 \\ 60 \times 60 = 3600\ \ (\text{not}\ 35100) 42 × 42 = 1764 41 × 41 = 1681 40 × 40 = 1600 ( not 15100 ) 42 \times 42 = 1764 \\ 41 \times 41 = 1681 \\ 40 \times 40 = 1600\ \ (\text{not}\ 15100) The reason is that the term n 2 n^2 , which accounts for the last two digits, grows three digits long instead.

The trick can still be used, but with caution. For instance, 63 × 63 = ( 25 + 13 ) 100 + 1 3 2 = 3800 + 169 = 3969. 63 \times 63 = (25 + 13)\cdot 100 + 13^2 = 3800 + 169 = 3969.

Arjen Vreugdenhil - 3 years, 7 months ago

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thank you very much.

Mohammad Khaza - 3 years, 7 months ago

I just tried to multiply 57x57. It didn't work. I think looking for a pattern should work best. My question are: How does the red part of the pattern work? I understood the blue part. I would rate this problem a 7 because I didn't understand the pattern. I got confused after I got the answer wrong. I couldn't understand the pattern.

Lucia Tiberio - 3 years, 7 months ago

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What do you mean 57 × 57 3249 57 \times 57 \ne 3249 ? The red part are the perfect squares. 1, 4, 9, 16, ...

Chew-Seong Cheong - 3 years, 7 months ago

By the method provided here: 57 is 50+7. So we add 7 to 57, getting 64. Divide that by 2 to get 32.

Since we added 7, we square that to get 49 and append it to the above 32 to get 3249, which my calculator claims is the correct answer.

Daniel Filreis - 3 years, 7 months ago

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Yah im learning vedic math. It's very easy for multiplying. Very cool! Vedic math focuses more on digits than on adding, which makes it much easier. And Lucia Tiberio, how did you fail at multiplying 57 × 57 57 \times 57 ? When all fails, just multiply it, and you should know how to multiply. This problem is not bad, its just that you can't see the pattern, so I don't see why you should rate this problem a 7 10 \frac{7}{10} . In fact, for this problem you didn't even need a pattern, just multiply the two numbers.

Terry Yu - 3 years, 7 months ago

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@Terry Yu From where r u learning?

Skanda Prasad - 3 years, 7 months ago

Multiply the tens digits to get 25, then add 7 to get 32. These are the first two digits. Then, square the7's to get the last two digits, 49.

Rita Moak - 3 years, 7 months ago

(10m+n)^2 = 100m^2 + 20mn + n^2 For this kind of a pattern it is nescessary to have 20mn a multiple of 100.For that the value of m should be 5. When the value of n increaes by 1 the value of 20mn increases by 100,ie the increase of 1 in the hundread's place.Thus the pattern follows for (10x5 + n)'s squares.ie,the no:'s from 51 to 59. As 41 to 49 can be written in the form of 50-n,The squares will be in descending order and there will be a decrease of 1 in hundred's place consistently.This why both are true

Ijas Ameen - 3 years, 7 months ago
Munem Shahriar
Oct 29, 2017

51 × 51 = 26 01 52 × 52 = 27 04 53 × 53 = 28 09 54 × 54 = 29 16 55 × 55 = 30 25 56 × 56 = 31 36 \large \begin{aligned} 51 \times 51 &= {\color{#3D99F6}26}{\color{#D61F06}01} \\ 52 \times 52 &= {\color{#3D99F6}27}{\color{#D61F06}04} \\ 53 \times 53 &= {\color{#3D99F6}28}{\color{#D61F06}09} \\ 54 \times 54 &= {\color{#3D99F6}29}{\color{#D61F06}16} \\ 55 \times 55 &= {\color{#3D99F6}30}{\color{#D61F06}25} \\ 56 \times 56 &= {\color{#3D99F6}31}{\color{#D61F06}36} \\ & \vdots \end{aligned}

The pattern is:

  • In R . H . S , R.H.S, the two digits on the left \color{#3D99F6}\text{left} are consecutive positive integers.

  • The two digits on the right \color{#D61F06}\text{right} are consecutive perfect squares.

In this way, 57 × 57 = 32 49 57 \times 57 = \boxed{\color{#3D99F6}32 \color{#D61F06}49}

If we explicit the case of two digit and consider 3digits. Will it be abide the rule as ypu mentioned? :)

Naren Bhandari - 3 years, 7 months ago

I got 3649- I believe I’m right

Emily Carroll - 3 years, 7 months ago

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No. 3649 is incorrect.

Munem Shahriar - 3 years, 7 months ago

First two numbers progress incrementally. The last two add the next sequenced odd number to the previous number. Plus 3 then 5 then 7 then 11 and plus 13 for 49.

Gary Mullinix - 3 years, 7 months ago

Let’s look at 5x5+7=32 7x7=49 =3249 fast solution

Robert Jones - 3 years, 7 months ago

If it were consecutive perfect squares wouldn't it go 01, 04, 09, 16, 25, 36? What happened to 16 and 25?

Rashi King-Abramson - 3 years, 7 months ago

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I have edited the solution.

Munem Shahriar - 3 years, 7 months ago

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4 × 4 = 16 5 x 5 = 25 Perfect square. No?

PRIVATE ONE - 3 years, 7 months ago
Dave Clarke
Oct 29, 2017

Using what has preceded .... (56+1)(56+1) = 56 x 56 +56 x 2 + 1 = 3136 + 113 = 3249

I like your solution because despite being the less sophisticated it is the FASTEST, and from a practical perspective the best. If you get there and you're correct your method doesn't matter.

Unless it is your business to do a crap-ton of these and then refinement to an abstract is essential.

Colin Shawhan - 3 years, 7 months ago

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Simplest solution is to reach for a calculator! Although think the game is to solve without multiplying - its easy to see the number progression in the list. MS two digits increase by 1 each time 26,27,28,29,30,31 ->32 LS two digits are the multiplication of the two values
51 x 51 => 01 52 x 52 => 02 .... 56 x 56=> 36 57 x 57=> 49

Hence answer is 3249

Guess by brain is analog not digital.......

Brian M - 3 years, 7 months ago

57×57 = 3.249 This pattern appears when we first square the number 50, which equals 2.500. As we keep incrementing the base by 1, we can see this pattern appear until the value of the base equals 60, in which case, 60 squared is 3.600, breaking the pattern (since 3.600 doesn't follow 59²'s 3.481) The reason as to why this pattern appears in the first llace is because of the nature of the number 5. Whenever we multiply a number times 5, we are essentially getting the half of 10 times that number: since 5×3=15 and 10×3=30. Thus when we double a number multiplied by 5, we get the original number times 10. This general rule is the reason for why this pattern appears. If we break up these problems' numbers' units and tens into the form (tens+unit)×(tens+unit), we can showcase what is happening by using the distributive property. For example, let's use 57×57 (or 57²) and break it into: (50+7)×(50×7), and perform the operation using the distributive property; the integers we'll get are: 2.500 + 350 + 350 + 49 = 2.500 + 700 + 49 = 3.200 + 49 = 3.249 What's evident here is the nature of 5 at play. When we multiply 50 times 7 twice, it will be the same as simply multiplying 100 times 7 just once, thus getting 700 + 2.500, leaving the last two digits of the number untainted for us to place our squared unit without it affecting the rest of our number. This happpens to the integer bases from 50 to 59. Since we'll start with 2.500, add the unit x 100 (incrementing the hundreds place by the value of that unit) , and then add the squarr of the unit. Making a pattern of increment in the first half and of exponentiation in the second as the base's value increments by 1. (I thought I had to write this as part of my answer, thus I wrote this on my phone without using images or anything.)

5n * 5n=(25+n)n*n

P M
Nov 5, 2017

Simply square the first digit, add the tens digits to the product, multiply by 100, and add the square of the tens digit

Broken down:

Ones and tens digits Thousands digit
(5 x 5) + 1 1 x 1
26 01

Thus, 51 x 51 is 2601

Do the same with 52 x 52

Ones and tens digits Thousands digit
(5 x 5) + 2 2 x 2
27 04

Thus, 52 x 52 is 2704

Now, try 57 x 57

Ones and tens digits Hundreds and thousands digits
(5 x 5) + 7 7 x 7
32 49

Therefore, the answer to this question is 3249

J White Buffalo
Nov 2, 2017

31+1=32, the next number increases by odd numbers, 3,5,7,9,1,13....

Siva Skandha
Oct 31, 2017

Square of same number is ab ab=(a a+b)(b*b)

Marcel Berman
Oct 31, 2017

5*5=25 25+1 = 26 1 * 1 = 1 —> 2601

25+2 = 27 2*2 = 4 —> 2704

25+3 =28 3*3 = 9 —> 2809

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25+ 7 = 32 7*7 = 49 —> 3249

It is always the previous number plus the previous number’s root plus the next number. Like 3136+56+57.

David Clancy - 3 years, 7 months ago
Isabel Freitas
Nov 5, 2017

57*57=3249

(31+1)=32

36+13=49 (sum next prime Number)

Dylan Rounds
Nov 5, 2017

It happens for two reasons, the process of squaring multi-digit numbers and how adding two 5s together equals 10, with a 0 in the ones place.

Geetha Naidu
Nov 5, 2017

57 x57 = first multiply units place 7 ×7 =49 place 9 in the answer in units place and hold '4' .,then cross multiply 5×7 5×7 add both the answers(35+35) =70. Then add'4' to the 70 =70+4 =74 place 4 in the tens place in the answer and hold 7 .then multiply 5 ×5 =25 add 7 that gives 32 ..so total 3249

Robert Blau
Nov 4, 2017

I look at it as being ultimately based on (A + B)^2 = A^2 + 2AB + B^2. It COULD be used indefinitely, but after you hit 60^2 it would become somewhat less user-friendly

Shankari Ab
Nov 4, 2017

5 * 5= 25, 25 +7=32 -->32

7*7=49 -->49

3249

(7 7)=49 (5 5)+7=32 3249

Samuel Tieman
Nov 3, 2017

I can't explain why it appears, but i can tell you that it breaks at 59X59, because 9X9 is 108.

9×9 = 81* It breaks at 60X60 because 10X10 is 100. Same idea though

Manuel Enrique Solano Rodriguez - 3 years, 7 months ago
Eileen Compton
Nov 3, 2017

Then what's 50 squared?

5 0 2 = 2500 50^2 = 2500

Munem Shahriar - 3 years, 7 months ago
Prateek Baghel
Nov 3, 2017

Simple Trick , use (5*5)+Unit digit number- for first two digits & and square of unit digit for last two digits

Leon Kalim
Nov 2, 2017

Cpnsider number in series The difference between the numbers in red are odd numbers 3,5,7,9,11. So add 13 to 36 to get 49 57×57=3249

Nadeem Shaikh
Nov 2, 2017

5 5=25 +7 = 32 ,7 7=49 Multiply first digit of both the numbers then add the corresponding number(second number) number which will give your hundreds and thousands place number then multiply the corresponding number the answer of which will be your units and tens place. E.g.: 5 5=25 +7 = 32 ,7 7=49 3249,eureka

Leandro Ferla
Nov 2, 2017

4-1=3 9-4=5 16-9=7 25-16=9 36-35=11 incremento di 2 nelle ultime 2 cifre di 1 nelle prime 2

Dyedree Isabelle
Nov 1, 2017

57×57

Solution : 5×5 》: 25 + 7 : 32 》: 7×7 : 49 Answer : 3249

Peter Davies
Nov 1, 2017

57 X 57 = 64 X 50 (add and subtract 7) + 7 X 7, 64 X 50 = 3200 then add 7 X 7 , 3249 easy way to square any number !

Georgia Martin
Nov 1, 2017

57*57 is obviously 3249 if you include the pattern. You don't really have to do all of that crazy stuff! It is very simple

Find a value of k such that n-k=10p or n+k=10p where we consider n^2. In this case, n=57, we have k=3 so that n+k =60. Now, n^2 = (n+k)(n-k)+k^2. Thus, 57^2 = 60×54+9=10×6×6×9+9=10×36×(10-1)+9=10×324+9=3249.

Jabbar Ahmed
Nov 1, 2017

57x57= 5x5+7=32(7x7)

Moheb Eskaross
Nov 1, 2017

Since we are square we can write it as (50+n)^2 = (50+n)(50+n) = 2500 + 100n + n^2. so 2500 + 700 + 49 = 3249. Since the number each time is 100n + n^2 to 2500, this means that each time the thousand + hundred value increases by 1 (because of the increase in the hundreds (if it is taken as one 2 digit number)) and the units and tens would be the next square number. This patter will stop at 60 * 60, where the thousands + hundred value will increase by 2 not 1 because the square of 10 is 100 which changes the hundreds value.

Mostafa Khaled
Nov 1, 2017

This is actually a question:does this apply to other no. Sets?

Harshada Borade
Nov 1, 2017

57 × 57 ; 5 × 5 + 7 = 32 ; 7 × 7 = 49 = 3249 !

Matt Gonzales
Nov 1, 2017

I just looked at the first digit of each. Being 5, I multiplied them which makes 25. Since they have a second digit that isn't zero, I added the value of that single digit, then multiplied both of the second digits together while remembering that there are 4 total digits. So, 5x5 = 25, 25 + 1 = 26, 26 + (1 x 1) to the ones place = 2601. It's a bit like solving binomials in your head.

Arul Prasanth
Nov 1, 2017

The pattern breaks at 60*60

Omar Jette
Oct 31, 2017

Think of the first two blue digits as hundreds,since 55 x 55 = 3025, then 56 x 56 = 31 {\color{#3D99F6}31} 00 + 25 {\color{#D61F06}25} + 11 = 31 {\color{#3D99F6}31} 36 {\color{#D61F06}36} , so 66 x 66 = 41 {\color{#3D99F6}41} 00+ something The second two (red) digits have been increasing by adding the progression of ten odd numbers after 11 , that is 36 {\color{#D61F06}36} +13+15+17+19+21+23+25+ 27+29+31 = 256 + 4100 = 4356 ......66 x 66 = 4356 Q.E.D. Try 67 x 67; 4200 + 256 + 33 = 4489 and 67^2 = 4489

Going with the original sequence.... 01 {\color{#D61F06}01} + 3 = 04 {\color{#D61F06}04} + 5 = 09 {\color{#D61F06}09} + 7 = 16 {\color{#D61F06}16} + 9 = 25 {\color{#D61F06}25} + 11 = 36 {\color{#D61F06}36} .. and so on

Of course.when it reaches 60^2. the "pattern" breaks because 3600 is (3500 + 10^2), so it skips the 35 XX entry. If we go downwards from 49^2, 48^2, 47^2....we get 24 01 , 23 04 , 22 09 , 21 16 , 20 25 , 19 36 , 18 49 , 17 64 , 16 81 ,16 00 (1500+ 100 ), 1521 = 1400 + 121

If we use that arithmetic rule, when it gets down to 24^2 we are in partial negative number, i.e., 576 = -100 + 676,( 676 is the sum of all odd positive integers from 1 to 49).

Janesh G
Oct 31, 2017

The following is the pattern. ;-

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✓ 46*46 = 21 16

✓ 47*47 = 22 09

✓ 48*48 = 23 04

✓ 49*49 = 24 01

✓ 50*50 = 25 00

✓ 51*51 = 26 01

✓ 52*52 = 27 04

✓ 53*53 = 28 09

✓ 54*54 = 29 16

✓ 55*55 = 30 25

✓ 56*56 = 31 36

✓ 57*57 = 32 49

✓ 58*58 = 33 64

✓ 59*59 = 34 81

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To solve this question you should calculate , go with the logic, or go through the logic. If you followed any other metjod pls write in comments

Any doubt can be asked Please share your metho in comments

(50+h)^2 =50^2 +2 50 h +h^2

= 50^2 + 100h+ h^2

= 2500+ 100h+ h^2

= (25+h)100 + h^ 2

Thus the pattern 's logic is studied in a glance

We could now find the ways to solve it

Here we can solve in 2 ways

✓ On by seeing the pattern. Which would just be a prediction . We dont know if it is a deliberate one or omtenrional one. Even he deliberate ones have logics

    (Or)

✓. (50+7)^2 = 2500+700+ 49. = 3249

Am i right

Janesh G - 3 years, 7 months ago

Any doubts

Janesh G - 3 years, 7 months ago
Lin Da
Oct 31, 2017

Multiply the tens column togethet =5x5=25 then add the units digit eg 56x56 = 5x5 +6=31 (blue digits) then square the units column, as in this example 6x6=36 (red digits). Hence answer to 56x56=3136. I think the pattern falls down when you nit 60x60.

Alejandro Muro
Oct 31, 2017

To explain why you have to put the number as a sum of fifty plus n. The formula of the square: ( 50 + n ) 2 = 5 0 2 + 2 50 n + n 2 (50+n)^2 = 50^2 + 2*50*n + n^2 . This gives 2500 + 100 n + n 2 2500 + 100*n + n^2 You can see the hundreds rise as n n rises. You can see the two first digits correspond to n 2 n^2 .

David Clancy
Oct 31, 2017

It is always the previous number Plus the root of that number plus the next number. Like 3136+56+57.

Seems to work. Say going from 66 to 67.... 4356 + 66 + 67 = 4489 !! But this is just arithmetic - the question was asking for a pattern :-)

Omar Jette - 3 years, 7 months ago
Jonathan Spirit
Oct 31, 2017

The difference between two consecutive perfect squares is always two greater than the difference between the set of two perfect squares directly previous. If n × n = x n n \times n = x_n then ( n + 1 ) ( n + 1 ) = n 2 + n + n + 1 = n 2 + 2 n + 1 = y n (n + 1)(n + 1) = n^2 + n + n + 1 = n^2 + 2n + 1 = y_n . 2 n + 1 2n + 1 is the difference. 2 ( n 1 ) + 1 = 2 n + 1 2 2(n-1) + 1 = 2n + 1 - 2 proves my statement. The answer is 3249.

Hunter Edwards
Oct 31, 2017

The numbers on the right are perfect squares (in order) and the numbers on the left are simply ordered integers starting at 26. The color separation was not necessary to solve this problem, but it would have been much harder to find a solution with ill - defined groupings.

Aleksi Honkanen
Oct 31, 2017

All I did was take the last number from the current and last multiplicands (56 & 57 -> 6 & 7) and added them together (6+7=13) then I took the previous result into two parts 31 & 36. Each new step you just add one to the frist part and add the sum you calculated to the second part and then you just reattach the numbers. So 31+1=32 and 36+13=49; 32 & 49 => 3249. Not a ‘real’ mathematical solution but a solution nonetheless. :)

Dave Moreau
Oct 31, 2017

All squares are equal to the previous square plus the next consecutive odd number after the difference from the previous squares 1x1=1 2x2=1+3=4 3x3=4+5=9 4x4=9+7=16, etc.

Stephen Joy
Oct 30, 2017

The values in red increase by consecutive odd numbers starting from 03 i.e. 01+03=04, 04+05=09, 09+07=16, etc.

The numbers in blue increase by a factor of 01.

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