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Why is the product of two negative equal a positive?

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Just bc its math

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The product of two negative numbers is a what number?

negative time negative equal positive


Are the sum of two negative integers positive?

No. Two negative integers added together will never equal a positive integer. It is the product of two negative integers that is positive.


All positive numbers have two square root a positive and a negative why?

The product of two negative numbers is a positive number. Ergo, the product of the square of a number is equal to the square of its negative equivalent.


Does multipling two negative numbers equal a positive?

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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.


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There are no two consecutive integers, negative or positive, whose product is 440.


Why does the product of 4 negative numbers equal a positive?

If you know that the product of 2 negative numbers is positive, then the product of 4 negative numbers has to be positive. The product of the first two negative numbers is positive and the next two negative numbers is positive. Multiplying the product of the first two numbers (positive number) and the product of the last two numbers (also positive), is a positive number times a positive number which is positive. Let a, b, c and d be negative numbers: (a*b*c*d) = (a*b)*(c*d) (-ve*-ve*-ve*-ve)=(-ve*-ve)*(-ve*-ve)= (+ve)*(+ve) = (+ve)


Are the product of two opposite numbers positive?

No. The product of two opposite numbers is always negative. Negative x positive = negative and Positive x negative = negative


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.


What does negative 4 times negative 8 equal?

The same as +4 times +8. The product of two negative numbers is positive.


Dose a negative number plus a negative number equal a positive number?

No. The sum of two negative numbers will always be a negative number. If, however, you multiply the numbers, their product will be positive.


Is the product of two positive integers always positive?

No the product of two integers will not always be a positive, because if you multiply a positive and a negative you'll get a negative.