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Tips For Math Calculation
Tips For Math Calculation
Tips For Math Calculation
It's often more convenient instead of multiplying by 5 to multiply first by 10 and then
divide by 2. For example, 1375=1370/2=685.
(2) Division by 5
Similarly, it's often more convenient instead to multiply first by 2 and then divide by
10. For example, 1375/5=2750/10=275.
(3) Division/multiplication by 4
Replace either with a repeated operation by 2. For example 124/4=62/2=31. Also,
1244=2482=496.
(4) Division/multiplication by 25
Use operations with 4 instead. For example, 3725=3700/4=1850/2=925.
(5) Division/multiplication by 8
Replace either with a repeated operation by 2. For example
1248=2484=4962=992.
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25
36
49
64
81
100
121
144
169
196
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25
225
256
289
324
361
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484
529
576
625
Hence 262=242+100=676. Similarly, if A=37, then x=37-25=12, and a=2512=13. Therefore, 372=132+10012=1200+169=1369. Why does this work?
(25+x)2-(25-x)2=[(25+x)+(25-x)][(25+x)-(25-x)]=502x=100x.
Squares of numbers from 51 through 99.
The idea is the same as above. (50+x)2-(50-x)2=1002x=200x. For example,
632=372+20013= 1369+2600=3969.
Squares of numbers from 51 through 99, second approach (this one
was communicated to me by my father Moisey Bogomolny).
We are looking to compute A2, where A=50+a. Instead compute 100(25+a)
and add a2. Example: 572. a=57-50=7. 25+7=32. Append 49=72. Answer:
572=3249.
In general, a2 = (a + b)(a - b) + b2. Let a be 57 and, again, we wish to
compute 572. Let b = 3. Then 572 = (57 + 3)(57 - 3) + 32, or 572 = 6054 + 9
= 3240 + 9 = 3249.
If the numbers are not too far apart, and their difference is even, one might
use the well known formula (a+n)(a-n)=a2-n2. a here is the average of the
two numbers. For example, 2824=262-22=676-4=672 since 26=(24+28)/2.
Also, 1931=252-62=625-36=589 since 25=(19+31)/2.