Re: On the muliplication of negative numbers

Am Mon, 28 Jul 2008 14:42:55 -0700 schrieb Uncle Ben <ben@xxxxxxxxxxx> in
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On Jul 28, 4:35 pm, The TimeLord <math-n-physics-...@xxxxxxx> wrote:
Am Sun, 27 Jul 2008 14:18:06 -0700 schrieb Uncle Ben <b...@xxxxxxxxxxx>
in 5277af6b-2456-4669-bec1-24e62a6f1...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx:

It might seem strange to consider this plebian topic in a newsgroup
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The way I usually explain it is as follows. We know from physics that
under constant force, the work done by an object is F*x where x is the
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Usually people buy that.

Interesting.

It works for a physicist, but I am aiming for younger readers.

OMG! I should have known. In that case I think your original presentation
would work the best absent any other ideas. Take care.

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