The World of Trotter Math

Seeing Double

Work these groups of problems to SEE-SEE a very strange-strange thing. When you are done, describe any patterns that you notice.

(A)   53² +  25² =  _______      5² +  3² =  ______

25² +  48² =  _______        2² +  5² =  ______

48² +  76² =  _______        4² +  8² =  ______

76² +  53² =  _______        7² +  6² =  ______

(B)   58² +  75² =  _______        5² +  _² =  ______

77² +  63² =  _______        _² +  _² =  ______

(C)    16² +  59² =  ______        1² +  _² =  ______

38² +  77² =  ______        _² +  _² =  ______

(D)    18² +  79² =  ______        _² +  8² =  ______

47² +  66² =  ______        _² +  _² =  ______

(E)    29² +  88² =  ______        _² +  _² =  ______

67² +  64² =  ______        _² +  _² =  ______

How’s your vision by now? Are you “seeing things” more clearly?

tt(rev 8/25/84)

One Response to “Seeing Double”

1. nachaly says:

   February 16, 2011 at 11:58 am

   hey