SQUARES OF NUMBERS FROM 26 THROUGH 50.

SQUARES OF NUMBERS FROM 26 THROUGH 50.

Let A be such a number. Subtract 25 from A to get x. Subtract x from 25 to get, say, a. Then A² = a² + 100x. For example, if A = 26, then x = 1 and a = 24. Hence

26² = 24² + 100 = 676.