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131 sats \ 3 replies \ @Satosora 23 Sep 2024 \ on: (999^2 - 1)/998 charts_and_numbers
(999^2)=998001
998001-1=998000
998000/998=1000
=1000
mhh, lol, I didn't think of calculating 999^2 in my head ... I thought there must be a trick somewhere.
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doing it on scratch paper helps.
I thought it was going to be a lot harder.
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There is a trick.
Hint: remember the formula for (a^2 - b^2)...
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