Mathematics Grade 10 15 min

Multiply 2-digit numbers by larger numbers

Multiply 2-digit numbers by larger numbers

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Introduction & Learning Objectives

Learning Objectives Apply the standard algorithm to multiply any 2-digit number by a 3- or 4-digit number within a geometric context. Calculate the circumference of a circle with a large radius over multiple rotations. Determine the area of a circle whose large radius is the result of a calculation. Calculate the new radius and area of a circle after its dimensions are scaled by a 2-digit factor. Use estimation to verify the reasonableness of products in circle-related word problems. Accurately perform multi-step calculations involving circle formulas and large-number multiplication. 🛰️ A communications satellite has an orbital circumference of 165,400 km. How much distance does it cover in 75 orbits? Let's see how an elementary skill is critical for solving huge proble...
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Key Concepts & Vocabulary

TermDefinitionExample Standard Multiplication AlgorithmThe traditional, step-by-step method for multiplication where numbers are stacked vertically. You multiply the bottom number's digits, one at a time from right to left, with the top number, creating partial products that are then added together.To calculate 415 x 23, you first multiply 415 by 3, then multiply 415 by 20 (by adding a placeholder zero), and finally add the two results (1245 + 8300) to get 9545. Partial ProductThe result of multiplying one number by a single digit of the other number. In the standard algorithm, each row of calculation before the final sum is a partial product.In 1250 x 45, the first partial product is 1250 x 5 = 6250. The second partial product is 1250 x 40 = 50000. Scalar FactorA number by which a g...
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Core Formulas

Equation of a Circle (x - h)^2 + (y - k)^2 = r^2 The standard form for the equation of a circle with center (h, k) and radius r. Calculating r^2 when r is a 2-digit number is a direct application of multiplication. Circumference Formula C = 2 * π * r Used to find the distance around a circle. When r is a large number, calculating the total distance over multiple rotations (e.g., C * 25) requires multiplying a large number by a 2-digit number. Area Formula A = π * r^2 Used to find the space inside a circle. This often involves squaring a number (e.g., 85 * 85) and then multiplying the result by π (approximated as 3.14), which can involve multiplying a 2-digit number by a larger number.

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Sample Practice Questions

Challenging
A student is asked to find the total distance a wheel with a circumference of 1150 cm travels in 45 rotations. Their work is shown: 1150 × 45 = 5750 + 4600 = 10350 cm. Identify the error.
A.The first partial product (1150 × 5) is incorrect.
B.The final sum of the partial products is incorrect.
C.The second partial product (1150 × 40) was calculated without a placeholder zero and misaligned.
D.The circumference was calculated incorrectly.
Challenging
A city park is a circle with the equation x² + y² = 250,000 (in meters). The council approves a plan to increase the park's AREA by a factor of 1,296. This is equivalent to scaling the RADIUS by what 2-digit integer factor, and what is the new circumference? Use π ≈ 3.14.
A.Factor of 12; New C = 37,680 m
B.Factor of 36; New C = 113,040 m
C.Factor of 36; New C = 18,000 m
D.Factor of 46; New C = 144,440 m
Challenging
A large gear with a radius of 875 mm interlocks with a smaller gear. The large gear completes 24 rotations. To travel the same total circumferential distance, how many full rotations must the smaller gear with a 420 mm radius make?
A.50 rotations
B.24 rotations
C.12 rotations
D.40 rotations

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