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By the unit-digit rule, the square of a number ending in 5 always ends in:

A{'text': '0'}
B{'text': '5'}
C{'text': '1'}
D{'text': '6'}
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. {'text': '5'}
1. The unit digit of a square is determined by the unit digit of the base. 2. If the base ends in 5, the unit digit of its square is 5 × 5's unit digit = 25 → 5. 3. Examples: 15² = 225, 25² = 625, 35² = 1225 — all end in 5. 4. Hence the unit digit is **5**. _Source: Selina Concise ICSE Class 8 Mathematics Ch 3 "Squares and Square Roots", Unit digit rules_
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