25 squared plus 15 squared
easy peasy . . . 625 + 225 = 850
Do you know the quick way to find the square of a number that ends with a 5?
Let "n" represent an integer: To square n5
set the 5 off to the side and change it to 25, n 25
add 1 to n, and multiply them together, n (n+1) 25
bring the 25 back to the product n (n+1).
example: square 35 3 25
3 • 4 25
1225
square 85 8 25
8 • 9 25
7225
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