Month: October 2014

Math and Multimedia turns 5!

Miscellaneous

Today marks the 5th year of Mathematics and Multimedia. As of this writing, 1088 articles has been published in this blog. It has more than 5,000 subscribers and has been viewed more than 3 million times.

The most visited page is the GeoGebra Tutorial Series which has more than 50 step by step tutorials on how to use GeoGebra.

You might also want to read the following articles which has been several of the all-time favorites.

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An Explanation Why the Line Multiplication Trick Works

High School Mathematics, Questions and Quandaries

Mathematical concepts and operations can be represented in different ways. For example, a function can be represented using a table, set of ordered pairs, equations, or graphs. Another example is an equation which can also be represented as a balance.

In this post, we are going to discuss a representation of a simple concept which is very popular among netizens: multiplication of numbers using lines. Many are amazed about this representation that they even call it the magic line multiplication trick.

Note: If you don’t know the trick, watch first the video below. 

Now, let us learn why the line multiplication trick works.  » Read more

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