Olympiad Corner: Which Number Is Erased?
Indian Mathematics: Ramanujan’s Taxi-cab Number
I remember once going to see him [Ramanujan] when he was lying ill at Putney. I had ridden in taxi-cab No. 1729, and remarked that…
Indian Mathematics: How To Find The Value Of Any Irrational Number?
A unique technique found in Bhakshali manuscript to find the value of irrational numbers of the form SquareRoot (n).
Indian Mathematics: An Ingenious Technique To Circle The Square
Circling the square, as explained in Shulba Sutras.
The Square Root Of 2 Is Irrational. And Here Is The Simplest Proof!
The square root of 2 is irrational. That means there exists no fraction equivalent to the exact value of root 2. We can establish this…
A Problem on AM GM Inequality
If a + b + c + d = 3s and all numbers are positive, show that (abcd)/81 is greater than or equal to the…
Five Parts Problem: Part 3
A square is divided into five parts of various lengths. Each part is a rectangle of same area. Width of one such rectangle is 2…
Five Parts Problem: Part 2
A square is divided into five parts of various lengths. Each part is a rectangle of same area. Width of one such rectangle is 2…
Five Parts Problem: Part 1
A square is divided into five parts of various lengths. Each part is a rectangle of same area. The width of one such rectangle is…