Squaring numbers between 4000 and 4099
- Choose a number between 4000 and 4099.
- For numbers less than 4013:
- The first three digits are: 1 6 0 _ _ _ _ _
- The next two digits are 8 times the last two digits:
_ _ _ X X _ _ _
- For the last three digits, square the last two digits
in the number chosen (insert zeros when needed):
_ _ _ _ _ X X X
Example:
- If the number to be squared is 4005:
- The first three digits are: 1 6 0 _ _ _ _ _
- The next two digits are 8 times the last two:
8 x 5 = 40: _ _ 4 0 _ _ _
- For the last three digits, square the last two:
5 x 5 = 25: _ _ _ _ _ 0 2 5
- So 4005 x 4005 = 16,040,025.
See the pattern?
For numbers greater than 4012, reverse the order:
- If the number to be squared is 4080:
- For the last three digits, square the last two:
80 x 80 = 6400, carry 6: _ _ _ _ 4 0 0
- The middle two digits are 8 times the last two (keep the carry):
8 x 80 = 640 (keep carry of 6), 40 + 6:
_ _ _ 4 6 _ _ _
- The first three digits are 160 + the carry:
160 + 6 = 166: 1 6 6 _ _ _ _ _
- So 4080 x 4080 = 16,646,400.
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