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Sometimes.* If "n" is positive, "-n" is negative.
* If "n" is negative, "-n" is positive.
* If "n" is zero, "-n" is also zesro.
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Why is the square of a number always a positive number?
The square of a number is always two numbers multiplied together. A positive times a positive is always positive, and a negative times a negative is always positive.
What do you get when you multiply a positive by a negative number?
When you multiply a positive number by a negative number you always get a negative number.
The product of two numbers with different signs is always a negative?
The product of negative number and a positive number is always a negative. The product of two positive numbers, or two negative numbers, is always a positive.
Is the the sum of a negative number and a positive number always positive?
No
Is the absolute value for an negative number always positive?
Yes, the absolute value for an negative number is always positive.
Is the product of a negative number sometimes negative always negative or sometimes?
it's only negative if it's being multiplied by a positive number. If it's being multiplied by another negative number than it will be positive.
How do you work out how to times a positive number by a negative number?
A positive number times a positive number will always get you a positive number A negative number times a negative number will always get you a positive number (same signs will get you a positive number) but A positive number times a negative number will always get you a negative number or A negative number times a positive number will always get you a negative number (different signs will get you a negative number)
When a negative number is subtracted from a positive number is the difference always positive?
Yes, a negative number subtracted from a positive number will always be positive. Subtracting a negative number is the same as adding the opposite of the negative number. The opposite of a negative number is always positive. A positive number plus a positive number is always positive.
Is a positive number and a negative number will always be negative?
A positive number multiplied by a negative number will always result in a negative number.
When dividing a positive number by a positive number the quotient is?
The answer is always positive. If the signs are the same (positive by positive, negative by negative), then the quotient is always positive. If the signs are different (positive by negative, negative by positive), then the quotient is always negative.
What is the principal square root of a positive real number is always sometimes or never a negative?
never a negative
Why is the square of a number always a positive number?
The square of a number is always two numbers multiplied together. A positive times a positive is always positive, and a negative times a negative is always positive.
What do you get when you multiply a positive by a negative number?
When you multiply a positive number by a negative number you always get a negative number.
If a negative number is divided by a positive number will the outcome be positive or negative?
ALways negative.
Why does a negative number times a negative number produce a positive number?
Negative times negative is always a positive.
Is it true that the product of two negative numbers is sometimes a negative number?
No, two negatives multiplied together always form a positive number.
What does a negative number minus a positive number equal?
A negative number minus a positive number will always be a negative number.
