Wednesday, June 12, 2013

A quick way to square numbers that end in 5 using the formula


A quick way to square numbers that end in 5 using
the formula

BY ONE MORE THAN THE ONE BEFORE.

752 = 5625

75² means 75 x 75.

The answer is in two parts: 56 and 25.

The last part is always 25.

The first part is the first number, 7, multiplied
by the number "one more", which is 8:
so 7 x 8 = 56

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Similarly 852 = 7225 because 8 x 9 = 72.


Try these:
1) 452 =

2) 652 =

3) 952 =

4) 352 =

5) 152 =

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