Quantitative Aptitude is the section that decides 99th-percentile dreams. The Optima Learn Quant blogs break down every recurring topic from CAT 2010 to 2024 (arithmetic, algebra, geometry, modern math, and number systems) into score-able playbooks. Every article is backed by our 20,000+ PYQ corpus, so the strategies you read are the ones that statistically work in the real CAT paper.
May 20, 2026
A standalone CAT 2026 averages cheatsheet: the 6 core formulas, the weighted-average cross-multiplication shortcut, the "remove one element" replacement trick, moving averages, the…
May 19, 2026
A speed-first percentage formula reference for CAT 2026 aspirants, closing the percentage-foundation gap in the Optima Learn arithmetic cluster.
May 18, 2026
A diagnostic-first guide to improving CAT Quant score from the 70 to 85 percentile band: 3 root causes (concept gaps, calculation errors, question-selection errors), targeted fix per root cause,…
May 18, 2026
The complete CAT 2026 geometry formula mega-sheet covering all four pillars: triangles, circles, mensuration, and coordinate geometry.
May 18, 2026
Ratio and proportion as the master-key framework for CAT 2026 arithmetic: every formula, the see-saw alligation method for mixtures, the partnership investment-time identity, the mixture…
May 18, 2026
Every profit and loss formula CAT 2026 aspirants need, with the successive-discount equivalence shortcut, marked-price vs cost-price decoding logic, and 15 CAT previous year questions solved using…
May 18, 2026
Every simple interest and compound interest formula CAT 2026 aspirants need, with the 30-second CI-to-SI approximation trick, successive-year ratio identity, and 12 CAT previous year questions…
May 14, 2026
A unified 16-rule cheatsheet for CAT 2026 probability that treats probability and permutation-combination as one topic solved with a single 4-step protocol.
May 14, 2026
An 18-formula cheatsheet covering CAT 2026 averages, mixtures, and alligation — the combined arithmetic cluster that produces 3 to 4 questions every CAT paper.
May 12, 2026
An 18-concept functions and graphs cheatsheet for CAT 2026, structured around the recognition cues CAT setters reuse: domain restrictions from square roots, denominators, and logs; even, odd,…
May 12, 2026
A 20-formula ratio and proportion cheatsheet for CAT 2026, framed as the master-key topic underneath the entire Arithmetic cluster.
May 12, 2026
A 16-formula simple interest and compound interest cheatsheet for CAT 2026, structured around the conversion shortcut that wins CAT marks: CI minus SI for 2 years equals P times (R/100) squared.
May 12, 2026
A 16-property inequalities cheatsheet for CAT 2026 plus a step-by-step walkthrough of the wavy curve method that handles polynomial and rational inequalities of any degree.
May 12, 2026
An 18-formula time and work cheatsheet for CAT 2026, built around the LCM-based efficiency method that handles every CAT variant: two-worker basics, multi-worker chains with alternate-day or…
May 12, 2026
A 22-formula profit, loss and discount cheatsheet for CAT 2026, structured around the four blocks CAT actually tests: CP-SP-MP basics, markup-discount chain, successive discount, and false weight or…
May 12, 2026
An 18-shortcut percentages cheatsheet for CAT 2026, structured around the four blocks CAT actually tests: basic conversions and percentage change, successive percentage chains, reverse percentage…
May 11, 2026
A 19-formula quadratic equations cheatsheet for CAT 2026, structured around the four blocks CAT actually tests: standard form, Vieta sum-product identities, discriminant nature-of-roots analysis, and…
May 11, 2026
A 24-rule Number System cheatsheet for CAT 2026, structured as a concept map across four pillars: divisibility, remainder theorem with modular arithmetic, LCM HCF identities, and unit digit…
May 11, 2026
A 20-formula PnC cheatsheet for CAT 2026, structured around the single recognition test of arrangement vs selection.
May 11, 2026
A complete 22-shortcut cheatsheet for Time Speed Distance, the single highest-weightage Quants topic on CAT 2026, organised into five recognition-first blocks: foundation, relative speed, boats and…
May 11, 2026
A complete 18-formula logarithm cheatsheet for CAT 2026, organised into four recognition-first blocks: core properties, change of base, special values, and advanced identities.
May 8, 2026
A CAT 2026 practice set of 20 AP GP formula questions structured into 4 clusters of 5 with step-by-step solutions: AP basics (nth term, sum forms, AM, sum of n), GP fundamentals (nth term, finite +…
May 8, 2026
A side-by-side comparison of arithmetic, geometric, and harmonic progressions for CAT 2026.
May 8, 2026
A speed-math drill for CAT 2026 AP GP questions, built around 6 shortcuts that crack the topic in under 60 seconds: infinite GP for repeating decimals, AP Gauss for first-and-last visible, AM-GM…
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