Math Tricks & Shortcuts
Master Vedic math and mental calculation techniques to solve problems 10x faster in competitive exams
Featured Tricks
Quick Percentage Calculations
Master the art of calculating percentages mentally using simple breakdowns
Multiply by 11 Instantly
Learn the magical trick to multiply any 2-digit number by 11 in seconds
Square Numbers Ending in 5
Calculate squares of numbers ending in 5 instantly without any calculation
Adding by Making Tens
Rearrange numbers to form groups of 10 for faster mental addition
Multiply Numbers Near 100
Quickly multiply two numbers close to 100 using Vedic math base method
Multiply by 5 Instantly
Multiply any number by 5 using division
Square Numbers Near 50
Calculate squares of numbers close to 50 instantly
Estimate Square Roots
Quickly estimate square roots of non-perfect squares
Mental Math
Quick Percentage Calculations
Master the art of calculating percentages mentally using simple breakdowns
Adding by Making Tens
Rearrange numbers to form groups of 10 for faster mental addition
Left-to-Right Addition
Add numbers starting from the leftmost digit for faster calculation
Subtract by Adding Up
Find the difference by counting up from the smaller number
Multiply by 5 Instantly
Multiply any number by 5 using division
Multiply by 9 Using Fingers
Use your fingers to multiply any single digit by 9
Multiply by 25 Quickly
Multiply any number by 25 using division by 4
Double-Half Multiplication
Simplify multiplication by doubling one number and halving the other
Vedic Math
Multiply by 11 Instantly
Learn the magical trick to multiply any 2-digit number by 11 in seconds
Square Numbers Ending in 5
Calculate squares of numbers ending in 5 instantly without any calculation
Multiply Numbers Near 100
Quickly multiply two numbers close to 100 using Vedic math base method
Vertically and Crosswise Multiplication
Multiply any two 2-digit numbers using the Urdhva Tiryak method
All from 9, Last from 10
Quick subtraction from powers of 10 using Nikhilam Sutra
Subtract from 1000, 10000...
Quick trick to subtract any number from powers of 10
Duplex Method for Squaring
Square any number using the duplex (Dwandwa Yoga) method
Multiply Numbers Close Together
Multiply two numbers that are close to each other using base method
Square Numbers Near 50
Calculate squares of numbers close to 50 instantly
Multiply 3-Digit Numbers by 11
Extend the multiply-by-11 trick to three-digit numbers
Number Properties
Formula Shortcuts
Pattern Recognition
Approximation
Important Values
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