<!--QuoteBegin-Capt M Kumar+May 8 2008, 12:45 PM-->QUOTE(Capt M Kumar @ May 8 2008, 12:45 PM)<!--QuoteEBegin--> Solve complex math in a minute, the Vedic wayÂ
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"But in Vedic math, we break down the number into its decimal components. First, we add 30 and 40, the sum of which is 70. And then add 8 and 6, which is 14. The zero stays and one adds strength to the cardinal number in the bigger decimal column. Hence, 7 becomes 8. The end result is 84," Kumar explained, citing an example.[right][snapback]81357[/snapback][/right]<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->That's how I do it. It <i>so</i> explains why many kids in western primary school found addition of two digit numbers (or more) harder. Let's not kid anyone here: I'm not good at maths - beyond first year uni-level at any rate - it's just that they found it harder.
Ooooh, implication of the above: I reinvented the wheel! Does this mean I am clever? <!--emo&:clapping--><img src='style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/clap.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='clap.gif' /><!--endemo--> :all-hopeful Or maybe it's just the way our Hindu minds do maths. For subtraction I used my own odd technique: 84-78 would be the opposite of the last two digits subtracted in the opposite direction. That just sounded confusing. An example then: rather than 4-8, do the simpler 8-4 = 4. Now take the 'opposite with respect to 10': opposite of 4 w.r.t 10 = 6.
It takes long to explain but it's easy in my head. When I was young, I found this easier than doing ?4-?8 = '14'-8 = 6.
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"But in Vedic math, we break down the number into its decimal components. First, we add 30 and 40, the sum of which is 70. And then add 8 and 6, which is 14. The zero stays and one adds strength to the cardinal number in the bigger decimal column. Hence, 7 becomes 8. The end result is 84," Kumar explained, citing an example.[right][snapback]81357[/snapback][/right]<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->That's how I do it. It <i>so</i> explains why many kids in western primary school found addition of two digit numbers (or more) harder. Let's not kid anyone here: I'm not good at maths - beyond first year uni-level at any rate - it's just that they found it harder.
Ooooh, implication of the above: I reinvented the wheel! Does this mean I am clever? <!--emo&:clapping--><img src='style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/clap.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='clap.gif' /><!--endemo--> :all-hopeful Or maybe it's just the way our Hindu minds do maths. For subtraction I used my own odd technique: 84-78 would be the opposite of the last two digits subtracted in the opposite direction. That just sounded confusing. An example then: rather than 4-8, do the simpler 8-4 = 4. Now take the 'opposite with respect to 10': opposite of 4 w.r.t 10 = 6.
It takes long to explain but it's easy in my head. When I was young, I found this easier than doing ?4-?8 = '14'-8 = 6.
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