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#1 2005-08-14 02:15:33
- agoulding
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doubling
i have to write an essay on doubling anybody got any key info to include? Thankyou
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#2 2005-08-14 09:27:44
- MathsIsFun
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Re: doubling
Doubling is just adding ...
If you double zero you get ... zero
If you double a negative number you get a negative number ...
The opposite of doubling is halving ...
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#3 2005-08-15 00:45:15
- wcy
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Re: doubling
doubling is in fact a subset of multiplication; you just multiply by 2 each time
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#4 2005-08-16 13:15:07
- ryos
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Re: doubling
To get the number x doubled n times, use x * 2^n .
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