Some other Multiplication Tricks

Apart from these basic sutras, there are some tricks present in Vedic Maths that helps to perform this operation at ease. Some of them are as follows:

Performing Square of a Number whose Unit Digit is 5

This technique is applicable if the unit digit is 5. The steps are as follows

• First, perform units digits multiplication
• Then perform the multiplication between the digit in the tens place that can be denoted as the previous digit and the previous digit + 1
• Combine the results

Let us illustrate the above steps with the help of the example

Perform the square of 65
5 × 5=25
6 × (6+1)=42
The result is 4225

Performing Multiplication by 5

This technique is applicable if the multiplier is 5. The steps are as follows

• Express 5 as 10/2
• Perform  multiplication between the multiplicand and 10
• Divide the result by 2

Let us illustrate the above steps with the help of the example

Perform multiplication between 209 and 5
5 = 10⁄2
209 × (10⁄2)= 2090⁄2= 1045

Performing Multiplication by 25

This technique is applicable if the multiplier is 25. The steps are as follows

• Express 25 as 100/4
• Perform  multiplication between the multiplicand and 100
• Divide the result by 4

Let us illustrate the above steps with the help of the example

Perform multiplication between 209 and 25
25 = 100⁄4
209 × (100⁄4)= 20900⁄4= 5225

Vedic mathematics is one of the most popular systems of mathematics as it offers tricks that allow us to solve operations like multiplication, addition, subtraction, etc in less than a few seconds. There are many shortcut tricks of Vedic Mathematics that can help to solve complex problems and we do not have to remember the conventional tables. Vedic Maths was founded between AD 1911 and 1918 by Jagadguru Shri Bharathi Krishna Tirthaji. There are 16 formulas and 13 sub-formulas. The formulas are known as sutras. There are 5 basic rules of Vedic Maths: Nikhilam Sutra, Gyarasguna Sutra, Ekanunena Purneva Sutra, Antyaordasake Pi, and Navamguna Sutra. These rules deal with the multiplication operation.