Finding the square root of 2-digit numbers ending in 1
Follow the following Steps:
- Select a 2-digit number and square it.
- Drop the last two digits of the square.
- Find the largest square root of the remaining digits.
This is first digit of the square root. - The second digit is 1.
Examples:1
- If the square is 2601:
- Drop the last two digits: 26
- Find the largest root in 26: 5 × 5 = 25
- The first digit is 5. The second digit is 1.
- So the square root of 2601 is 51.
Examples:2
- If the square is 8281:
- Drop the last two digits: 82
- Find the largest root in 82: 9 × 9 = 81
- The first digit is 9. The second digit is 1.
- So the square root of 2601 is 91.
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