It is easier, and you can do it in your heads as the boys in the painting, if you split the numbers in the numerator and do the squares. For example, 12^2 is (10+2)^2 and if you do the square: (10+2)^2 = 10^2 + 2x2x10 + 2^2 Use this pattern and you can solve it in your head. Great painting though!
Well done Ana!
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It is easier, and you can do it in your heads as the boys in the painting, if you split the numbers in the numerator and do the squares.
ReplyDeleteFor example, 12^2 is (10+2)^2 and if you do the square: (10+2)^2 = 10^2 + 2x2x10 + 2^2
Use this pattern and you can solve it in your head.
Great painting though!