power of 10
nearest to 8 is 10, so take 10 as
base
8
is 2 less than 10 so 8-2 or 6 is the left side of the
answer
right hand side of
the answer is square of 2(deficiency) i.e.,
4
so the answer is 64
similarly
square of 7 is (7-3) (3x3) = 49
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if the number is greater than 10 take the surplus
square of 12 is (12+2)
(2x2) = 144
square of 13 is
(13+3) (3x3) = 169