The Sequence of Squares Read pages 83-84. Squaring a number means to multiply the number by itself. The square of a number is the product obtained when the given number is multiplied by itself. The sequence of squares is found by multiplying each counting number by itself.
Exponential notation is a method of expressing a square number by using a base and an exponent .
The 4 is the base and the 2 is the exponent . The opposite of squaring a number is to find its square root . The square root of a number is that number which when multiplied by itself produces the given number. It is one of the two equal factors of a product. The sequence of squares and the sequence of odd numbers have a unique and interesting relationship.