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Squares and Square Roots

Gujarat Board · Class 8 · Mathematics

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Square Numbers and Perfect Squares

  • A square number (or perfect square) is a number that can be expressed as n² where n is a natural number. Examples: 1, 4, 9, 16, 25, 36, 49, 64, 81, 100.
  • The first 20 perfect squares are: 1, 4, 9, 16, 25, 36, 49, 64, 81, 100, 121, 144, 169, 196, 225, 256, 289, 324, 361, 400.
  • If a number cannot be expressed as n² for any natural number n, it is NOT a perfect square.
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Properties of Square Numbers

  • UNITS DIGIT RULE: A perfect square can only end in 0, 1, 4, 5, 6, or 9. It can NEVER end in 2, 3, 7, or 8.
  • UNITS DIGIT PATTERN: If a number ends in 1 or 9, its square ends in 1. If it ends in 2 or 8, its square ends in 4. If it ends in 3 or 7, its square ends in 9. If it ends in 4 or 6, its square ends in
  • TRAILING ZEROS: A perfect square always has an even number of zeros at its end. For example, 100 (2 zeros), 10000 (4 zeros). A number with an odd number of zeros (like 1000) is NOT a perfect square.
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Finding the Square of a Number

  • For any two-digit number, split it as (a + b) where a is a multiple of 10 and b is the units digit, then use (a+b)² = a² + 2ab + b².
  • Special shortcut for numbers ending in 5: If a number ends in 5, its square = (preceding digits × next number) followed by 25. Example: 65² = (6×7) hundreds + 25 = 4225.
  • Product of two consecutive odd/even numbers: (a-1)(a+1) = a² - 1. Example: 19 × 21 = 20² - 1 = 399.
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Pythagorean Triplets

  • A Pythagorean triplet is a set of three natural numbers (a, b, c) such that a² + b² = c², where c is the largest.
  • Common Pythagorean triplets to memorise: (3,4,5), (5,12,13), (8,15,17), (7,24,25), (6,8,10), (9,40,41).
  • General formula: For any natural number m > 1, the triplet is (2m, m²-1, m²+1).

Key Concepts

A square number is a naturalSquare numbers have distinct characteristicsSeveral interesting patterns exist in squareUsing algebraic identitiesA Pythagorean triplet consists of three

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