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Multiplication_as_scaling_integers.gif (400 × 200 pixels, file size: 26 KB, MIME type: image/gif, looped, 43 frames, 14 s)

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English: Multiplication is often taught as repeated addition. A more accurate representation is to think of it as scaling quantities. This animation illustrates this. Notice that the blue dot in the blue segment of length 3 is placed at position 1, and the blue segment is scaled so that this dot is placed at the end of the red segment, of length 2. For multiplication by any X, the blue dot will always start at 1 and end at X. This works even for X smaller than 1.
Date 05-09-2010
Source Own work
Author Lucas Vieira

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current12:15, 2 December 2012Thumbnail for version as of 12:15, 2 December 2012400 × 200 (26 KB)LucasVBNew version, larger dot and some guide lines to show the scaling better.
13:14, 5 September 2010Thumbnail for version as of 13:14, 5 September 2010400 × 200 (94 KB)LucasVB{{Information |Description={{en|1=Multiplication is often taught as repeated addition. A more accurate representation is to think of it as scaling quantities. This animation illustrates this.}} |Source={{own}} |Author=Kieff |Date=05-09-2010

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