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Why does a negative number multiplied by a negative number equal a positive number?
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∙ 13y ago
This is how I learned it: consider the + as a friend and the - as an enemy. So your enemys(-) enemy(-)= your friend(+)
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Does a negative times a negative number equal?
A negative number multiplied by a negative yields a positive answer.
What does a negative number multiplied by a negative number equal to?
A positive number. Positive Number x Positive Number = Positive Number Positive Number x Negative Number = Negative Number Negative Number x Negative Number = Positive Number
Why does the product of 3 negative numbers equal a negative number number?
Because two negative multiplied together equal a positive. So after the first multiplication we have a positive and a negative. When we multiply these we have a negative.
What does a negative multiplied by a negative equal?
A positive
What 2 numbers would be the square root of 53?
Every positive integer has two square roots, a positive square root and a negative square root. This is because, just like a positive number multiplied by a positive number is equal to a positive number, a negative number multiplied by a negative number is equal to a positive number. Therefore, rounded to two decimal places, the positive square root is equal to 7.28, and the negative square root is -7.28.
Why does a negative number plus a negative number equal a positive number?
It does not. A negative number multiplied by a negative number equals a positive number.
Is a negative multiplied by a negative equal a negative?
No, a negative multiplied by a negative is a positive, as is of course a positive multiplied by a positive. Only when a negative is multiplied by a positive is the answer negative.
Does a negative times a negative number equal?
A negative number multiplied by a negative yields a positive answer.
Why is a negative multiplied by a negative equal a positive?
The two negatives cancel out and the number becomes positive.
What does a negative number multiplied by a negative number equal to?
A positive number. Positive Number x Positive Number = Positive Number Positive Number x Negative Number = Negative Number Negative Number x Negative Number = Positive Number
What does a positive number multiplied by a positive number equal?
A positive number multiplied by a positive number will give a positive answer:1 x 1 = 1In contrast, a negative number multiplied by a positive number gives a negative answer:-1 x 1 = -1Finally two negative numbers multiplied together give a positive answer:-1 x -1 = 1
What does a positive times a positive equal?
A positive number multiplied by another positive number yields a positive number. A negative number multiplied by another negative number also yields a positive number. Only multiplying a negative number by a positive number (or the other way around) yields a negative number as the product.
Does a positive time a positive equal a positive?
A positive number multiplied by another positive number yields a positive number. A negative number multiplied by another negative number also yields a positive number. Only multiplying a negative number by a positive number (or the other way around) yields a negative number as the product.
What do a positive and negative equal?
A positive number added to a negative number may be either positive or negative depending on the magnititude ( absolute value) of the numbers. But a positive number multiplied by a negative number is always negative.
Why does the product of 3 negative numbers equal a negative number number?
Because two negative multiplied together equal a positive. So after the first multiplication we have a positive and a negative. When we multiply these we have a negative.
If a negative number is smaller than a positive number and you multiply them what does it equal?
A negative multiplied by a positive will always end in a negative number regardless of which number is deemed larger.
What is a Negative multiplied by a negative equal?
A positive.
