Note that we can write
(1,000,000,000 ,000 - 2)^2
By binomial expansion we have
( 1, 000,000,000,000)^2 - 4 ( 1,000,000,000,000) + 4 =
(10^12)^2 - 4 ( 10^12) + 4 =
(10)^24 - 4 (10^12) + 4 =
1, 000,000,000,000,000,000,000,004
- 4,000,000,000,000
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999,999,999,996,000,000,000,004
11 zeros
Just as AELN found....good job, AELN !!!!!