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GCSE Mathematics · key term
A number of the form , where is a positive integer.
Used by AQA, Edexcel and OCR
Specification N6, A24 · Paper 1, Paper 2, Paper 3
The result of multiplying an integer by itself, such as .
A number that can be written as , where is a positive integer.
Specification A24 · Paper 1, Paper 2, Paper 3
A number of the form , found by multiplying an integer by itself.
Revise: Triangular, Square, Cube and Fibonacci SequencesSquare numbers count objects arranged in equal rows and columns to make a square.
Specification 6.06b · Paper 1 (Foundation), Paper 2 (Foundation), Paper 3 (Foundation), Paper 4 (Higher), Paper 5 (Higher), Paper 6 (Higher)
Learn the positive square numbers from to so that you can recognise roots and form useful bounds quickly.
Do not confuse the term number with the term itself: the 6th square number is .
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