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Negative times negative equals positive.

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Q: When multiplying negative integers does it become negative or positive?
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If your positive and negative number are the same does it become a negative number or positive number?

It depends on what you are doing to the two identical numbers. If you are multiplying them, it becomes a negative. If you are dividing them, it becomes a negative. If you are adding them, it will always be zero (e.g., 2+ -2 = 0, etc.). There are two ways to subtract. If you are subtracting a positive from a negative, the number remains negative. If you are subtracting a negative from a positive, or a negative from a negative, the negative becomes a positive and you just add from there.


What is the largest possible negative integer?

-1: Negative integers become smaller as their absolute value increases. Therefore, the first negative integer is the smallest. This answer assumes that -0 is excluded because 0 is neither positive nor negative.


What is the rules for subtracting integers with like signs?

They become positive integers for instance - - 2 = 2


Is a negative subtract a negative a positive?

Yes. A negative subtracted by a negative is a positive. Just remember that two like signs become a positive sign, and two unlike signs become a negative sign.


How does multiplying the sine function by a number less than zero affect the graph?

The same as multiplying any other function by a negative number - after multiplying, positive numbers will become negative numbers, and vice versa.


When we lose something negative you become?

When we lose something negative you become positive.


How can you go from being negative to being positive?

well: Multiplication: for example... -1 X -1= 1(positive) so a negative times negative is always come out positive. Same thing as dividing too. Example: -x + 2= 0 -x= -2 then buy multiplying by -1 (-x= -2) -1 x= 2 Addition and subtractions: 5- (-2)= because the negative is subtracted it become positive 5 + 2= 7 5 + -2= 3 become positive, because negative 2 is added to a higher positive number. hope this answers your question


How do you change a negative number into a decimal?

You divide the negative number by a positive number for it to stay positive. And you divide the negative number by a negative number for it to become positive.


Why multiplication of negative numbers equals positive?

When you multiply any number by a negative number you reverse its sign. So positive numbers become negative, and negative numbers become positive. That is the meaning of negative multiplication; it is reversal. This is similar to the way that adding a negative number has the same effect as subtracting a positive number. Negative is the opposite of positive.


Why does negative times negative give a positive result?

2 negatives equal a positive or if you multiply a negative by a positive it is larger negative if you multiply a negative and a negative it become positive because doing something negative times is getting bigger


Why does a positive ion bond with a negative ion?

To become more stable: positive+negative=neutral. Neutral is more stable than positive and/or negative.


What happens to a negative number with a positive exponent?

It will become a positive number.