VEDIC MATHEMATICS :

Division
T. K. Prasad
http://www.cs.wright.edu/~tkprasad

Prasad Division 1
 Division by nine : Examples
32 by 9 321 by 9
=3 R 5 = 35 R 6
32 is the dividend. 3 is the first digit of the
9 is the divisor. quotient and the dividend.
3 is the quotient and is 5 (= 3 +2) is the second
also the first digit of the digit of the quotient and
dividend. the sum of the first two
5 is the remainder and is digits of the dividend.
also the sum of the two 6 (= 5 +1) is the remainder
digits of the dividend (5 = and the sum of the three
3 +2). digits of the dividend.
Prasad Division 2
 Another Example
12311 by 9
1367 R 8

12335 by 9
1369 R
R 14?
Correct result: 1370 R 5
Prasad Division 3
 Division by nine :
Boundary Condition
342 by 9 346 by 9
= 37 R 9 = 37 R 13
OOPS!
OOPS!
= 38 R 4
= 38
Moral of the
When remainder is Story:
equal to or greater
Use short-cuts for
than the divisor, it calculation, but be careful,
needs correction. because they do not work
in all cases.
Prasad Division 4
 Justification using long division

Prasad Division 5
 Crucial Observation
Both the quotient and
the remainder of 80 by 9 = 8 R 8
dividing a two digit 90 by 9 = 9 R 9
number d0 by 9 is d.
Small OOPS
10 by 9 = 1 R 1
100 by 9 = 10 R 10
20 by 9 = 2 R 2
OOPS
30 by 9 = 3 R 3
= 11 R 1

Prasad Division 6
 Division by nine : More Examples

With this background, you should be able to see why the

example in the YouTube video works and the rationale for
the fixes.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IIwlBjNLpjI

Prasad Division 7
 Crucial Observation : Revisited
GUESS: The quotient of
dividing a two digit number d0
by 8 is d, and the remainder is 50 by 8 = 6 R 2
2*d.
60 by 8 = 7 R 4
70 by 8 = 8 R 6
10 by 8 = 1 R 2
20 by 8 = 2 R 4
80 by 8 = 9 R 8
30 by 8 = 3 R 6
OOPS
40 by 8 = 4 R 8
= 10 R 0
OOPS
=5R0
90 by 8 = 11 R 2
100 by 8 = 12 R 4

Prasad Division 8
 Division by eight : Examples
Easy vs Messy
31 by 8
=3 R 7
31 is the dividend.
8 is the divisor.
3 is the quotient and is the
first digit.
7 is the remainder and is
the sum of the twice of the
first digit and the second
digit (7 = 2*3 +1).
310 by 8
= 37 R 14
= 38 R 6
3 is the first digit.
7 (= 2*3 +1) is the sum of
two times the first digit
and the second digit.
14 (= 2*7 +0) is the sum
of two times the first two
digits and the third digit.

Prasad Division 9