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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, 137·5=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,
124·4=248·2=496.
(4) Division/multiplication by 25
Use operations with 4 instead. For example, 37·25=3700/4=1850/2=925.
(5) Division/multiplication by 8
Replace either with a repeated operation by 2. For example
124·8=248·4=496·2=992.
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Squares of numbers from 26 through 50.
Let A be such a number. Subtract 25 from A to get x. Subtract x from 25 to
get, say, a. Then A2=a2+100x. For example, if A=26, then x=1 and a=24.
Hence 262=242+100=676. Similarly, if A=37, then x=37-25=12, and a=25-
12=13. Therefore, 372=132+100·12=1200+169=1369. Why does this work?
(25+x)2-(25-x)2=[(25+x)+(25-x)]·[(25+x)-(25-x)]=50·2x=100x.
Squares of numbers from 51 through 99.
The idea is the same as above. (50+x)2-(50-x)2=100·2x=200x. For example,
632=372+200·13= 1369+2600=3969.
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, 28·24=262-22=676-4=672 since 26=(24+28)/2.
Also, 19·31=252-62=625-36=589 since 25=(19+31)/2.