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 “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 +…

“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 +…

“What is the lowest common multiple of 38 808 and 1320? A) 64 680; B) 194 040; C) 582 120; D) 1 552 320; E) 2 134 440” This is a question given in the intermediate level of the 2nd…

“What is the remainder when 48519872 is divided by 9”  This question, given in Primary Level of the recently concluded 2nd International Vedic Mathematics Olympiad, can be easily answered by two methods as we explained two days ago in MSC#…

“Given that 3 x 37 = 111, what is the remainder when 222 222 222 237 is divided by 37? 0; B) 1;  C) 4; D) 15;  E) 22” This question, which was given in the Junior Level of the…

What is the square root of x^4  − 6x^3 +17 x^2 − 24x + 16 ? A) x^2 − 4x +16;  B) x^2 + 4x + 4;  C)  x^2 − 3x – 4;  D) x^2 − 3x + 4;  E)…