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Basic maths

Basic concepts on maths, mostly up to class 10. This is the most important math knowledge used in almost all competitive exams.

How to solve Clock problems

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In an analog clock the minutes hand moves faster than the hour hand and crosses it 22 times in a day, both going round and round over the clock face. In a typical clock problem, we are asked to find the angle between the two clock hands at a specific time...

How to find perfect and approximate square root of integers or decimals

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For most needs of finding square root, if we remember by heart squares and cubes of a few common integers, using quick factorization we can figure out the square roots or cube roots of numbers be it integer or decimal. But occasionally, in a few specific types of arithmetic problems, there is no other option than to actually evaluate the square root of a number following a method specifically tailored for the purpose...

Componendo dividendo uncovered to solve difficult Algebra problems quickly 5

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Occasionally the distinctive expression appears in one of the expressions, but its inseparable pair, the fraction of the two variables, is not readily available in the problem statement. We say in these cases that componendo dividendo appears in partial form, and the problem is of hidden componendo dividendo type. We need to change the given expression to match the target expression in such cases...

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