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Squaring special numbers (9's and final 5)
Choose a number with repeating 9's and a final 5.
The square is made up of:
same number of 9's as there are repeating 9's
same number of 0's
a final 25
Example:
If the number to be squared is 9995:
The square has:
same number of 9's as
repeating 9's: 9 9 9
same number of 0's as 9's
in the square 0
0 0
a final 25
2 5
So 9995 x 9995 = 99900025.
See the pattern?
If the number to be squared is 999995:
The square has:
same number of 9's as
repeating 9's: 9 9 9 9
same number of 0's as 9's
in the square
0 0 0 0
a final 25
2 5