No. -5 x -5 = -25 ... still a negative number.
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No. Negative three squared is POSITIVE nine. The square of ANY number is positive, because if you multiply a negative number by a negative number, the result is positive.
Oh, dude, when you square a negative number, it becomes positive, so -6 squared is 36. It's like math trying to play tricks on you, but nah, we got this. So yeah, -6 squared equals 36, simple as that.
Five squared is 25
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If a is any number, then a squared = (-a) squared, so one might say that a and -a are both square roots of a squared. However, the square root symbol always means the positive square root.