Monthly Archives: December 2022

“How many rectangles of all types are there? A) 34; B) 56; C) 289; D) 324; E) 360 This question, given in Intermediate, Senior and Open Levels of the  2nd International Vedic Mathematics Olympiad, can be easily solved using the…

“When using Vertically and crosswise to calculate 367 × 482 , what is the result of the third step before any carry digits are included? 76; B) 80; C) 82; D) 87; E) 92” A question of this type is…

“A rectangle is divided into two rectangles with areas shown. The length of the whole rectangle is 49cm. What is the length marked “x”? A) 49 cm; B) 51 cm; C) 54 cm; D) 55 cm; E) 57 cm” This…

“A rectangle is divided into two rectangles with areas shown. The length of the whole rectangle is 49cm. What is the length marked “x”? A) 49 cm; B) 51 cm; C) 54 cm; D) 55 cm; E) 57 cm” This…

 “In how many ways can 96 be expressed as the difference of two square integers? A) 0;  B) 1;  C) 2; D) 3;  E) 4” This question in the Intermediate Level of the 2nd International Vedic Mathematics Olympiad is just…

A YouTube video “A Different Way To Solve Quadratic Equations” at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZBalWWHYFQc) was published on Dec 12, 2019 by Po-Shen Loh, a Carnegie Mellon Math Professor and current USA Math Olympiad coach. Shortly thereafter, Presh Talwalkar posted in his MindYourDecisions channel…

“The first five terms of a sequence are, 2, 9, 16, 23, 30,... What is the 125th term in the sequence? A) 865;  B) 870; C) 875; D) 880; E) 885 This question, given in the Junior Level( 13 years…

“Given that 3x^2 +3x −5 is a factor of 6x^4 − 9x^3 − 7x^2 + 43x − 30, which of the following is another factor? A) 2x^2 − 6x + 6;  B) 2x^2 − 7x + 6;  C) 2x^2 +…