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Split the number into tens and ones. The square is the tens squared, plus two times tens × ones, plus the ones squared — three easy pieces you add in your head.
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(a + b)² — “a² + 2 × a × b + b²”
Use it for: Area of a square, Class 6–8 squares and square roots, and checking (a + b)² in algebra.
Check: 27 × 27 = 27 × 30 − 27 × 3 = 810 − 81 = 729 ✓
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Work it out in your head or on paper, then tap your answer — or type it and press Check. Stuck? Press “Show me how”.
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20 questions. Check each answer, then go to the next one. Get 16 or more right to pass.
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