When performing the pythagoren theorom you often have to find the square root of a number to obtain 'c' or the hypotenuse. If is helpful to know the perfect squares. Squaring is the function used when we multiply a number by itself. The number you are multiplying is called the base and the exponent 2 indicates you are multiplying the base by itself or squaring it. Perfect squares (for 0-12) are below
0 = 0
1 = 1
2 = 4
3 = 9
4 = 16
5 = 25
6 = 36
7 = 49
8 = 64
9 = 81
10 = 100
11 = 121
12 = 144