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What type of number results when a negative is multiplied by a positive number and vice versa?
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∙ 9y ago
the number is always negative in both cases
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∙ 9y ago
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Is a positive number multiplied by a negative number a positive answer?
No No. Positive number multiplied by a negative number gives a negative number.
How do you mathematically multiply a negative with a positive?
A negative multiplied by a positive results in a negative number. E.g. -2 x 3 = -6
What is a negative number multiplied by a negative number?
A negative number multiplied by another negative number equals a positive number. For example, -5 · -5 = positive 25.
When can the square of a negative number be negative?
This can never be. The square of any number will always be positive. Any positive number multiplied by another positive number will be positive, while any negative number multiplied by another negative number will be positive.
What is a positive number multiplied by a negative number?
a negative number
Is a positive number multiplied by a negative number a positive answer?
No No. Positive number multiplied by a negative number gives a negative number.
How do you mathematically multiply a negative with a positive?
A negative multiplied by a positive results in a negative number. E.g. -2 x 3 = -6
What is the product of a negative x a negative?
a negative multiplied by a negative results in a positive number. -5 x -5 = +25
How do you muliply a negative number by a decimal?
Any one negative multiplied by a positive results in a negative. -5*0.1 = -0.5
What is a negative number multiplied by a negative number?
A negative number multiplied by another negative number equals a positive number. For example, -5 · -5 = positive 25.
When can the square of a negative number be negative?
This can never be. The square of any number will always be positive. Any positive number multiplied by another positive number will be positive, while any negative number multiplied by another negative number will be positive.
What type of number results when a negative number is multiplied by a positive number and vise versa?
The product of two numbers with opposite signs is always negative.
What is a negative number multiplied by a positive number?
a negative number
Negative number multiplied by negative number?
positive number
Negative number multiplied by a positive number?
Negative number.
What is a positive number multiplied by a negative number?
a negative number
Why is it when you multiply two negative integers that it is a positive answer?
Multiplying anything non-zero by a negative number changes the sign. A positive number multiplied by a negative number becomes negative. A negative number multiplied by a negative number becomes positive.
