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Squaring special numbers (1 and
repeating 3's)
Choose a number with a 1 and repeating 3's.
The square is made up of:
first digits: 1 & one fewer 7 than repeating 3's
next digits: 6 & one fewer 8 than repeating 3's
last digit: 9
Example:
If the number to be squared is 13333:
The square has:
first digits: 1 and one fewer
7 than 3's 1
7 7
next digits: 6 and one fewer
8 than 3's
6 8 8
last digit: 9
9
So 1333 x 1333 = 1776889.
See the pattern?
If the number to be squared is 133333:
The square has:
first digits: 1 and one fewer
7 than 3's 1
7 7 7 7
next digits: 6 and one fewer
8 than 3's 6
8 8 8 8
last digit: 9
9