What is vedic maths?

During early years of my marriage I was shifted to a new environment, a metropolitan city called "Mumbai". I got into the habit of reading Newspaper daily in my home including all that came in form of papers to drive off boredom of being alone. I was looking for something useful to do and TOI offered me a chance to get to know about something new. My knowledge of Vedic Maths grew every week with TOI paper and soon I loved to practice Maths at home. I searched for Vedic Maths books in book shops, book fairs and very soon got myself few wonderful books on Vedic Maths. Yes! We had a wonderful bond. What is the use of a knowledge that is not being shared.

So, I will be sharing what little I know about Vedic Maths in this blog. Vedic Maths will never cease to amaze you with its simplicity and applications. There is a set of rules you have to follow and that's it. Knowing a different approach to a mathematical problem using Vedic Maths is fun. One main use of knowing Vedic Maths is that you can crack a problem quicker than using a traditional maths especially in CAT/GRE exams . Love MATHS, you can never ignore it in LIFE.

What is Vedic Maths ?

Vedic Maths is based on sixteen sutra's or principles which we will see in detail. These principles are general in nature and can be applied in many ways. In practice, the Vedic system is used to solve difficult problems or huge sums in more effective and easy way. These methods are just a part of a complete system of mathematics which is far more systematic than the modern system taught now. The simplicity of Vedic Mathematics helps us to solve the calculations mentally with sufficient practice.

Vedic Maths is highly helpful in cracking Competitive Exams.
Let's see each sutras one by one with examples

The Main Sutras

• By one more than the previous. (Ekadhikina Purvena)
  
• All from 9 and the last from 10. (Nikhilam Navatashcaramam Dashatah)
• Vertically and Cross-wise (Urdhva-Tiryagbyham)
• Transpose and Apply (Paraavartya Yojayet)
• If the Samuccaya is the Same it is Zero(Shunyam Saamyasamuccaye )
• If One is in Ratio the Other is Zero (Anurupye) Shunyamanyat)
• By Addition and by Subtraction(Sankalana-vyavakalanabhyam)
• By the Completion or Non-Completion(Puranapuranabyham)
• Differential Calculus(Chalana-Kalanabyham)
• By the Deficiency(Yaavadunam)
• Specific and General   (Vyashtisamanstih)
• The Remainders by the Last Digit (Shesanyankena Charamena)
• The Ultimate and Twice the Penultimate (Sopaantyadvayamantyam)
• By One Less than the One Before (Ekanyunena Purvena)
• The Product of the Sum (Gunitasamuchyah)
• All the Multipliers (Gunakasamuchyah)

The Sub Sutras

• Proportionately or Similarity
• The Remainder Remains Constant
• The First by the First and the Last by the Last
• For 7 the Multiplicand is 143
• By Osculation
• Lessen by the Deficiency
• Whatever the Deficiency lessen by that amount and set up the Square of the Deficiency
• Last Totalling 10
• Only the Last Terms
• The Sum of the Products
• By Alternative Elimination and Retention
• By Mere Observation
• The Product of the Sum is the Sum of the Products
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