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It becomes the negative of itself. for example -1 times 5 becomes -5

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Q: What is the effect of multiplying an integer by - 1?
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The result of multiplying a number by an integer?

Unless the number is zero, or the integer is 1, it is another number.


Can a perfect square be a rational number?

yes it can All perfect squares are rational numbers as the definition of a perfect square is a number which is the product of an integer with itself. An integer is a rational number, and multiplying an integer by an integer produces another integer.


How is the process of dividing integers similar to the process of multiplying integer?

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What are the products of two consecutive positive integers?

The product of two consecutive positive integers can be found by multiplying the smaller integer by the larger integer. If the smaller integer is represented as ( n ), then the larger integer would be ( n + 1 ). Therefore, the product of two consecutive positive integers is ( n \times (n + 1) ).


When you multiply two rational numbers will you always get a number that is smaller than the two factors?

No. A rational number is ANY number that can be represented as one integer over a second integer (which cannot be zero). There is no requirement that the top integer is less than the bottom integer (an improper fraction is still a rational number - all integers are rational numbers as they can be represented as an improper fraction with a 1 as the denominator). Only if both rational numbers are less than 1 will the result of multiplying them together be less than both of them. If one rational number is greater than 1 and the other less than 1, then the result of multiplying them together is greater than the number less than 1 and less than the number greater than 1. If both rational numbers are greater than 1, then the result of multiplying them together is greater than both of them.