 | Jeremiah Day - 1814 - 304 σελίδες
...Simpson's Algebra, Sec. IV. Maclau jin. Saunderaon, Lacroix, Ludlam. 90. Multiplying bi/ a whole number is taking the multiplicand as many times, as there are units in the multiplier.* Multiplying by 1, is taking the multiplicand once, as a. Multiplying by 2, is taking the multiplicand... | |
 | Jeremiah Day - 1820 - 352 σελίδες
...This, according to the definition (Art. 90.) is taking the multiplicand as many times, as there arc units in the multiplier. Suppose a is to be multiplied...3. There are, then, three units in the multiplier 6. The multiplicand must therefore be taken three times ; thus, of a+fl=3a, or ba. So that, multiplying... | |
 | Bézout - 1825 - 258 σελίδες
...idea which we have given of multiplication, we see that we could perform this operation by writing the multiplicand as many times as there are units in the multiplier, and afterward performing the addition. For instance, to multiply 7 by 3, we could write 7 + 7 + 7,... | |
 | Roswell Chamberlain Smith - 1826 - 114 σελίδες
...a fraction? for doubtless it has appeared rather strange. In multiplying by a whole number we take the multiplicand as many times as there are units in the multiplier; and in multiplying by one then, how many times do you take the multiplicand! Ans. 1. Give an example... | |
 | Roswell Chamberlain Smith - 1827 - 216 σελίδες
...fraction, for doubtless it has appeared rather strange. In multiplying by a whole number, we talte the multiplicand as many times as there are units in the multiplier ; and in multiplying by one then ; how many times do you take the multiplicand ? A. 1. Give an example.... | |
 | B. M. Tyler - 1827 - 308 σελίδες
...answer by adding ; but when the multiplier is a large number, it would be very tedious to set down the multiplicand as many times as there are units in the multiplier, and be obliged to add them up. This shows the great utility of multiplication. 8. What is the price... | |
 | Jeremiah Day - 1831 - 358 σελίδες
...to attend to multiplication by positive whole numbers. This, according to the definition (Art. 90.) is taking the multiplicand as many times, as there...multiplicand must therefore be taken three times ; thus, a-|- a + a —3#, or ba. 94. If more than two letters are to be multiplied, they must be connected... | |
 | Jeremiah Day - 1831 - 354 σελίδες
...as .many times, as there are units in the multiplier. Suppose/a is to be multiplied by b, and thai b stands for 3. There are then, three units in the...multiplicand must therefore be taken three times ; thus, a.>ra.\-a=3a, or 6a. So that, multiplying two letters together is nothing more, than writing them one... | |
 | Jeremiah Day - 1832 - 360 σελίδες
...as many times, as there are units in the multiplier. Suppose a is to be multiplied by 6, and that 6 stands for 3. There are then, three units in the multiplier...multiplicand must therefore be taken three times ; thus, afafa=3a, or ba. So that, multiplying two letters together is nothing more, than writing them one after... | |
 | William Ruger - 1832 - 282 σελίδες
...the right to the left. SUPPLEMENT TO MULTIPLICATION. Multiplying by a mixed number, as 6J, 5J, &c. is taking the multiplicand as many times as there are units in the multiplier ; and likewise taking a part of the multiplicand as many times as there are like portions of a unit... | |
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This, according to the definition (Art. 90.) is taking the multiplicand as many times, as there are units in the multiplier. 
