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What is 999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999 squared =???

 May 4, 2015

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I counted 59  "9s"

So......this number can be written  as  10^59  - 1  

To see why.....notice that 99  = 10^2 - 1     ...the 10 is raised to the number of "9s" in 99....!!!

So, we have

(10^59 - 1)^2  =

(10^59 - 1) (10^59 - 1)   =

10^108 - 2*10^59  + 1

 

I'm not sure that this "simplifies" things much, though  !!!

 

  

 May 4, 2015
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10.00000000E+29 but this answer is only for the first 15 number 9's, my tablets calculator will not go any higher.

 May 4, 2015
 #2
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Best Answer

I counted 59  "9s"

So......this number can be written  as  10^59  - 1  

To see why.....notice that 99  = 10^2 - 1     ...the 10 is raised to the number of "9s" in 99....!!!

So, we have

(10^59 - 1)^2  =

(10^59 - 1) (10^59 - 1)   =

10^108 - 2*10^59  + 1

 

I'm not sure that this "simplifies" things much, though  !!!

 

  

CPhill May 4, 2015

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