Shortcut to Square a Three Digit Number Ending in 5

How to square a three digit number ending in 5 using Vedic Maths Shortcut?

Explanation

This Vedic technique will be extremely helpful when squaring the three digit numbers that ends with 5. Follow the steps given below to learn the simple vedic shortcuts.

Let us take an example, 335 x 335

Step 1: Take the first two digits and add it with 1. Multiply the resultant value with the first two digits.
(33 + 1) x 33 = 34 x 33 = 1122.

Step 2: Multiply the last digits.
Here the last digit is 5, 5 x 5 = 25

Step 3: Write down the step 1 result followed by the step 2 result.
The result is 335 x 335 = 112225.


Let us try this shortcut with few more examples,
Example 1: 685 x 685
Step 1:(68 + 1) x 68 = 69 x 68 = 4692
Step 2: 5 x 5 = 25
Step 3: Join the values, 685 x 685 = 469225

Example 2: 405 x 405
Step 1: (40 + 1) x 40 = 41 x 40 =1640
Step 2: 5 x 5 = 25
Step 3:Join the values, 405 x 405 = 164025

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