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Tangram

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The tangram   is a dissection puzzle consisting of seven flat shapes, called tans, which are put together to form shapes. The objective of the puzzle is to form a specific shape (given only an outline or silhouette) using all seven pieces, which may not overlap. It was originally invented in China at some unknown point in history, and then carried over to Europe by trading ships in the early 19th century. It became very popular in Europe for a time then, and then again during World War I. It is one of the most popular dissection puzzles in the world.[ Over 6500 different tangram problems have been compiled from 19th century texts alone, and the current number is ever-growing. The number is finite, however. Fu Traing Wang and Chuan-Chin Hsiung proved in 1942 that there are only thirteen convex tangram configurations (configurations such that a line segment drawn between any two points on the configuration's edge always pass through the configuration's interior, i.e., conf...

Activity to find the area of parallelogram

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Multiplication of two numbers that differ by 2

Multiplication of two numbers that differ by 2 Note :This trick only works if you know the squares of numbers.   When two numbers differ by 2, their product is always the square of the number in between these numbers minus 1. 12 x 14 =    (13 x 13)   - 1 =  169 - 1 =  168   18 x 20 =   (19 x 19)   - 1 =  361 - 1 =  360 25 x 27 =   (26 x26)   - 1 =  676 - 1 =  675   13 x 15 =   (14 x 14)   - 1 =  196 - 1 =  195 15 x 17 =   (16 x 16)   - 1 =  256 - 1 =  255 16 x 18 =   (17 x 17)   - 1 =  289 - 1 =  288        

Angle sum property of Triangle

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Ekādhikena Pūrvena,

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Ekādhikena Pūrvena , ("By one more than the previous one") This  sūtra means that the prescribed arithmetical operation is either multiplication or division. Both are implied since we may proceed leftward and multiply (and carry-over the excess value to the next leftward column) or we may go rightward and divide (while prefixing the remainder). When dividing by a nine's family denominator, the digit to the left of the nine (previous) is increased by one to obtain the multiplier. .Examples: 35×35 = ((3×3)+3),25 = 12,25 and 125×125 = ((12×12)+12),25 = 156,25   or by the sūtra, multiply "by one more than the previous one." 35×35 = ((3×4),25 = 12,25 and 125×125 = ((12×13),25 = 156,25   The latter portion is multiplied by itself (5 by 5) and the previous portion is square of first digit or first two digit (3×3) or (12×12) and adding the same digit in that figure (3or12) resulting in the answer 1225. (Proof) This is a simple application of   when and ...

The Vedic Mathematics Sutras

This list of sutras is taken from the book Vedic Mathematics, which includes a full list of the sixteen Sutras in Sanskrit, The Main Sutras 1.        By one more than the one before. 2.        All from 9 and the last from 10. 3.        Vertically and Cross-wise 4.        Transpose and Apply 5.        If the Samuccaya is the Same it is Zero 6.        If One is in Ratio the Other is Zero 7.        By Addition and by Subtraction 8.        By the Completion or Non-Completion 9.        Differential Calculus 10.     By the Deficiency 11.     Specific and General 12.     The Remainders by the Last Digit ...

Square a 2 Digit Number Ending in 5

For this example we will use 25 Take the "tens" part of the number (the 2 and add 1)=3 Multiply the original "tens" part of the number by the new number (2x3) Take the result (2x3=6) and put 25 behind it. Result the answer 625. Square of 35 Take the "tens" part of the number (the 3 and add 1)=4 Multiply the original "tens" part of the number by the new number (3x4) Take the result (3x4=12) and put 25 behind it. Result the answer 1225. Square of 75 Take the "tens" part of the number (the 7 and add 1)=8 Multiply the original "tens" part of the number by the new number (7x8) Take the result (7x8=56) and put 25 behind it. Result the answer 5625.  

To find the cube of numbers between 11 to 99

First learn the cubes of first 10 natural numbers Lets Find the cube of 34 Step 1             Write the cube of 3 (tens place digit ) 27 Step 2             Multiply the obtained cube by the ratio of unit place to tens place digit I;e 4/3 to get next                        digits (4/3)x27 = 36                        Now you get next set of digits 27       36 Step 3           Multiply the obtained second set by the ratio of unit place to tens place digit again I;e 4/3 to             ...

Weights to Measure from 1 to 40 Kg

How can you measure  any weight between  1Kg  to 40Kg  using upto four weight without repeating any weight ?     Answer is  1Kg ,3Kg ,9Kg  ,27Kg  With these 4 weights you can find any weight from 1 to 40  by  adding or subtracting Is it not interesting !!!!!!!

Important Qutes

Pencil: I'm sorry. Eraser : For what? You didn't do anything wrong. Pencil : I'm sorry, you get hurt because of me. Whenever I made a mistake, you're always there to erase it. But as you make my mistakes vanish, you lose a part of yourself and get smaller and smaller each time. Eraser : That's true, but I don't really mind. You see, I was made to do this, I was made to help you whenever you do something wrong, even though one day I know I'll be gone. I'm actually happy with my job. So please, stop worrying I hate seeing you sad. "Our Parents are like the eraser, whereas we children are the pencil. They're always there for their children, cleaning up their mistakes. Sometimes along the way they get hurt and become smaller (older and eventually pass on) Take care of your Parents, treat them with kindness and most especially love them.
To calculate reminder on dividing the number by 27 and 37 Let me explain this rule by taking examples consider number 64564276, we have to calculate the reminder on diving this number by 27 and 37 respectively. Make triplets as written below starting from units place 64     564      276 now sum of all triplets = 64   +   564   +   276   = 904 divide it by 27 we get reminder as 13 divide it by 37 we get reminder as 16 Example. Let the number is 2387850765 triplets are 2...387...850...765 sum of the triplets = 2+387+850+765 = 2004 on revising the steps we get 2         004 sum = 6 divide it by 27 we get reminder as 6 divide it by 37 we get reminder as 6

About Srinivasa Ramanujan

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Well known mathematicians Professors G.H. Hardy and J.E. Littlewood compared Ramajuan’s mathematical abilities and natural genius with all-time great mathematicians like Leonhard Euler, Carl Friedrich Gauss and Karl Gustav Jacobi. The influence of Ramanujan on number theory is without parallel in mathematics. His papers, problems and letters would continue to captivate mathematicians in the future. He rediscovered a century of mathematics and made new discoveries. Srinivasa Ramanujan Iyengar (best known as Srinivasa Ramanujan) was born on 22 December, 1887, in Erode about 400 km from Chennai (formerly known as Madras). While at school, Ramanujan came across a book entitled "A Synopsis of Elementary Results in Pure and Applied Mathematics" by George Shoobridge Carr. This book had a great influence on Ramanujan’s career. G.H. Hardy (1877 – 1947), a prominent English mathematician wrote about the book: “He (Carr) is now completely forgotten, even in his college, except in s...

Interesting Facts in Sale and Purchase

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Multiplication of 2 two-digit numbers where the tens digit of both the numbers are same and the unit digit of the two numbers sum to 10

Example. To calculate 66 and 64:   In this tens digit is same and sum of unit digits is 10 Multiply 6 by 6+1. So, 6x7 = 42. Write down 42. Multiply together the last digits: 6*4 = 24. Write down 24. Thus   66 x 64 = 4224. Example. To calculate 57 and 53: In this tens digit is same and sum of unit digits is 10 Multiply 5 by 5+1. So, 5x6 = 30. Write down 30. Multiply together the last digits: 7x3 = 21. Write down 21. Thus 57 x 53 = 3021.    

To calculate reminder on dividing the number by 3

To calculate reminder on dividing the number by 3 Method:- first calculate the digit sum , then divide it by 3, the reminder in this case will be the required reminder Example:- 12347528 let the number is as written above its digit sum = 32 = 5 so reminder will be 2 when we divide 5 by 3 we get reminder as 2 so answer will be 2    Example :- 25967785834 digit sum of the number is 64 = 10 = 1 reminder is 1 Example :- 50329845467 then digit sum = 53 = 8 when we divide 8 by 3 we get reminder as 2 so answer will be 2