Posted by: pokopants on: May 16, 2009
We are familiar with this pattern: 1,4,9,16,25,36,49,64,81,100…
Start with square of 11 ==> 121,144,169,196,225,256,289,324,361,400…
Ending digits for 1st set : 1,4,6,9,6,5,6,9,4,1,0
Ending digits for 2nd set: 1,4,6,9,6,5,6,9,4,1,0
This pattern repeats itself.
So, numbers ending with 2,3,7,8 cannot be perfect squares!