Multiplication By Patterns

Algebra Level 1

9 9 2 = 9801 99 9 2 = 998001 999 9 2 = 99980001 \large{\begin{array} { r c l } 99 ^2 & = & 9801 \\ 999^2 & = & 998001 \\ 9999^2 & = & 99980001 \\ \end{array}}

What is 9999 9 2 99999^2 ?


The answer is 9999800001.

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2 solutions

Nihar Mahajan
Mar 10, 2016

Note that every 99999....9999 can be expressed in the form 1 0 n 1 10^n-1 for some integer n > 1 n>1 . Let's see what happens when we square it:

( 1 0 n 1 ) 2 = 1 0 2 n 2 × 1 0 n + 1 = 1 0 n ( 1 0 n 2 ) + 1 (10^n-1)^2 = 10^{2n} - 2\times 10^n + 1 = 10^n(10^n-2)+1

Hence the general pattern for n n number of 9's is given by 1 0 n ( 1 0 n 2 ) + 1 10^n(10^n-2)+1 and for this question , put n = 5 n=5 :)

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Good explanation for the general pattern.

Nice... Didn't thought of doing this way (+1)...

Rishabh Jain - 5 years, 3 months ago

cool answer...

Anne Beatriz - 5 years, 3 months ago

Yes! That's the explanation for the pattern :)

Chung Kevin - 5 years, 3 months ago

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Thanks! Your questions are easy but quite interesting!

Nihar Mahajan - 5 years, 3 months ago

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I try and make them interesting, as even simple mathematics can be exciting. I wish I had Brilliant when I was young. I'm thinking back to problems that got me interested, and then posting them.

I saw a problem about finding 9 9 2 99^2 without a calculator, and decided to post this series.

Chung Kevin - 5 years, 3 months ago
Ayako Cleavin
Mar 13, 2016

I just read on patterns generated from 99 *2 . Each samples of Numbers given have increased as one digit number at a time There're, nimbers will be added by one number each sections of 9 and 0 from 99980001to providing an answer is 9999800001 . Sorry mine is not logical one at all.

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