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This is rather weird (multiplication)

2007-01-28, 4:58 PM #1

JLee

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http://video.yahoo.com/video/play?vid=cc2559cf688df2a77342796fbfd34466.1661607&cache=1

woot!

2007-01-28, 5:05 PM #2

Koobie

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A friend of mine showed me how to do that in Paint. Yeah, it's pretty interesting.

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2007-01-28, 5:06 PM #3

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Wow.

2007-01-28, 5:08 PM #4

Darkjedibob

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Is that a universal trait, or just special numbers?

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2007-01-28, 5:21 PM #5

Axis

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That is awesome. Thankyou for posting it.

2007-01-28, 6:14 PM #6

Zloc_Vergo

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How do you decide how to divide up the number of points you count?

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2007-01-28, 6:15 PM #7

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I just tried it with completely random numbers and it works

@Zloc, you add all the groups of numbers that are vertical to one another.

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2007-01-28, 7:10 PM #8

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I'm trying to do like 33 x 142 but I get confused..

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2007-01-28, 7:10 PM #9

Detty

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Guys, it's exactly the same algorithm as normal multiplication, it's just a visual representation of it.

Do your standard long multiplication, you get exactly the same numbers for each crossing

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2007-01-28, 7:24 PM #10

Cool Matty

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Originally posted by Detty:

Guys, it's exactly the same algorithm as normal multiplication, it's just a visual representation of it.

Do your standard long multiplication, you get exactly the same numbers for each crossing

The point is is it's more "visual" than the normal method :p

2007-01-28, 7:29 PM #11

Detty

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But slower to do by hand.

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2007-01-28, 7:42 PM #12

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Slower but useful for those who are visualy minded and not mathmaticaly proficient.

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2007-01-28, 7:52 PM #13

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That's cool.

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2007-01-28, 8:00 PM #14

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Originally posted by djwguitarman:

Slower but useful for those who are visualy minded and not mathmaticaly proficient.

Yeah, it makes 10 times more sense, and helps me understand the normal way.

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