Because that is the rule. negative * negative=positve positive *negative=negative and vice versa
No No. Positive number multiplied by a negative number gives a negative number.
A negative number multiplied by another negative number equals a positive number. For example, -5 · -5 = positive 25.
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.
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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.
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
A positive number multiplied by a negative number will always result in a negative number.
if 2 positive numbers are multiplied, then the product is positive. if 2 negative numbers are multiplied, the product is positive. if a positive and a negative number are multiplied, the product is negative.
That depends on the values of the given numbers but a positive number multiplied by a negative number will be negative