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Squares up to 30
Instant recall of 1² to 30² (and square roots)
The Rule
- 1Learn 1² to 30² by heart — squaring, square roots and many shortcuts depend on them.
- 2Anchor on the round ones: 10² = 100, 20² = 400, 25² = 625, 30² = 900.
- 3Go both ways: 17² = 289 and √289 = 17.