Can you convince me of each of the
following?
- The pattern below continues forever: $$8^2 = 7^2 + 7 + 8$$
$$9^2 = 8^2 + 8 + 9$$
- If a square number is multiplied by a square number the product
is ALWAYS a square number.
- No number terminating in $2, 3, 7$ or $8$ is a perfect
square.