Question

Find the square of 17.

Answer 1

Hint- The square of a number is equal to the number multiplied by itself. So, in this question we would multiply 17 with 17 to get the square of 17.

Complete step by step answer:

We have to find the square of 17 = ${17}^2$.

And we know that the square of a number is equal to the number multiplied by itself.
So, ${17}^2=17\times 17$

Now,
 $$\begin{gathered} \text{ 17} \\ \underset{―}{\times 17} \\ 119 \\ \underset{―}{17\times } \\ \underset{―}{289} \end{gathered}$$

Hence square of 17 is equal to 289.

Note- Whenever we face such types of problems the main point to remember is that we need to have a good grasp over squares and multiplication. In this particular problem, it is easiest to find the answer by doing simple multiplication as done above which helps us in reaching the answer.