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Square of a number with a trailing digit

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A rolling window holds samples. How many ordered pairs of positions (with repetition allowed) are there in that window?

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A whole number, a decimal, a fraction like 3/8 or a percent.

Hint

For a number ending in , multiply the leading part by its successor.

Solution
  1. Write .
  2. Use with .
  3. Compute , so the leading part is .
  4. Append the : .

Answer: