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This brain teaser has a missing number — can you find it?

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Can you find the missing number? Courtesy of Puzzles9
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Who can resist a good mathematical brain teaser?

Similar to Sudoku, this puzzle created by Puzzles9 consists of a rectangle with nine squares, each containing a number except for the bottom right square.

Filling in the missing number requires determining the pattern of how the numbers are related to each other and following it through.

Can you figure out what the missing number is?

missing number puzzle
What number belongs in the bottom right square?  Courtesy of Puzzles9

If not, don't worry. Here's how to find the answer.

Read the first two rows of numbers horizontally, each as one number — 289 and 324.

The pattern is that 17 x 17 = 289 and 18 x 18 = 324. So it stands to reason that the bottom row will be 19 x 19 = 361. Therefore, the missing number is one.

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Talia Lakritz
Talia Lakritz
Talia Lakritz is a Life correspondent at Business Insider covering politics and power through a visual storytelling lens. She has reported from the White House as well as military installations, mansions, and museums across the country, bringing readers inside fascinating places through immersive features.Previously, she wrote for The New York Jewish Week and SciShow Space.Talia holds a BA in English with a concentration in Creative Writing from Barnard College of Columbia University and ordination as an interfaith minister from One Spirit Learning Alliance. She hopes to one day visit all 50 states and all 14 public presidential libraries.Politics and power:Visual features:Human interest: