Prove all numbers in a sequence are perfect squares

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Let sequence $49,4489,444889,...$ is formed when in between digits $4$ and $9$ is the number $48$. For any number larger than $444889$ continue to put $48$.

Example: $49,4489,444889,44448889,...$ Prove that all numbers in the sequence are perfect squares.

I think of finding generating function of the sequence and then the closed form of a sequence.

How to evaluate generation function (in $\sum\limits$ notation)?

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A number $444\ldots 4$ consisting of $n$ fours is equal to $(10^n-1)\cdot\frac{4}{9}$, see why for yourself.

Then the number consisting of $n/2$ fours, then $n/2-1$ eights and then a nine is equal to:

$$\frac{4}{9}(10^n-1)+\frac{4}{9}(10^{n/2}-1)+1=\frac{4}{9}(10^n+10^{n/2}+\frac{1}{4})$$

which you can easily see to be equal to:

$$(\ \frac{2}{3}(10^{n/2}+\frac{1}{2})\ )^2$$

which is the square of:

$$\frac{1}{3}(1+2\cdot10^{n/2}) $$

The thing in the parenthesis is most certainly divisible by $3$, so the number we started off with was a perfect square.