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Squaring special numbers (2 and
repeating 3's)
Choose a number with a 2 and repeating 3's.
The square is made up of:
first digits: 5 & one fewer 4 than repeating 3's
next digits: 2 & one fewer 8 than repeating 3's
last digit: 9
Example:
If the number to be squared is 2333:
The square has:
first digits: 5 and one fewer
4 than 3's 5
4 4
next digits: 2 and one fewer
8 than 3's
2 8 8
last digit: 9
9
So 2333 x 2333 = 5442889.
See the pattern?
If the number to be squared is 233333:
The square has:
first digits: 5 and one fewer
4 than 3's 5
4 4 4 4
next digits: 2 and one fewer
8 than 3's 2
8 8 8 8
last digit: 9
9