"How should I prepare for Geometry?" The offshoot of this question that I get from a lot of students is, "I don't get Geometry, can I skip this?" The answer is: DON'T skip Geometry! Arithmetic and Geometry account for 24-25 questions out of 34 in the Quant Section! Also, Geometry is fascinating! So what should be your CAT Geometry Preparation Strategy? 1) Learn from the … [Read more...] about CAT Geometry Preparation Strategy
CAT Quantitative Aptitude
How to Learn and Revise Simultaneously for Quant
How do you learn and revise simultaneously for CAT Quants? Very often, I find students facing difficulty in juggling learning and revision. They come back to a topic and realise that they have completely forgotten the topic. That happens to the best of us. The Solution: The best way to tackle this is to revisit topics. You have to spiral your way towards a comfort … [Read more...] about How to Learn and Revise Simultaneously for Quant
How to Increase Solving Speed in Quant and DILR?
CAT tests your time management skills intensively. After building your fundamentals, you should be looking to increase solving speed and developing an intuitive approach to the questions. How do you increase your speed of solving in Quant and DILR? The Secret to Increase Solving Speed There are a bunch of tricks that you can learn, but the first and most important one … [Read more...] about How to Increase Solving Speed in Quant and DILR?
Pi Approximation Day and CAT Preparation
Pi (pronounced like "pie") is often written using the greek symbol "π". The definition of π is: The Circumference divided by the Diameter of a Circle. March 14th is Pi Day, July 22nd is Pi approximation day. This right here is an anomaly, as 22/7 is a more accurate approximation of Pi than is 3.14. We mathematicians can live with using t … [Read more...] about Pi Approximation Day and CAT Preparation
Intriguing Inequalities Questions | CAT Quant Solutions
Here are a set of 3 interesting CAT level Inequalities questions with detailed solutions for the same. You might also want to check out this wonderful article on preparing for Quant from July. Happy solving! Question 1: How many positive integer values can x take that satisfy the inequality: (x – 8) (x – 10) (x – 12)…….(x – 100) < 0? Solution: Let us try out a … [Read more...] about Intriguing Inequalities Questions | CAT Quant Solutions