Wednesday, January 7, 2009

Easy way to square numbers ending in 5

Here is the formula then I will show examples:
x(x+1)*100+25
 So you always know it will end in 25 so all you have to do is figure out what goes in front.  Which is pretty easy.  You multiply the number to the left of the 5 by the next number above it.  That's it.  Here are a few examples:

15 = (1*2)25 = 225
25 = (2*3)25 = 625
35 = (3*4)25 = 1225
45 = (4*5)25 = 2025
105 = (10*11)25 = 11025

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