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A negative number squared equals a positive number. When multiplying, odd numbers of negatives result in a negative answer, and even numbers of negatives result in a positive answer.
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What is -1 squared equal to and why?
it equals positive one. one squared is always one. if they're both negative, negative times negative is always positive.
What is a negative squared by a positive?
Its a negative. same sign with multiplication is positive, opposite is negative.
What is the answer to negative 3 squared?
Nine. A negative times a negative is a positive.
What is 6 plus negative 1?
6 + (-1) positive and negative will equal negative. so it's 6-1 that would equal 5. positive and positive= positive positive negative= negative negative negative = positive negative positive= negative
Does a negative plus a positive equal a positive?
No it equals negative. (-)+(+)=(-)
Does negative 3 squared equal negative nine?
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.
What is -1 squared equal to and why?
it equals positive one. one squared is always one. if they're both negative, negative times negative is always positive.
What does negative b squared equal to?
It's equal to positive b squared, or (b x b) .
Do Negative numbers squared equal positive numbers?
yes they do
Why does the square root of -25 have no real solution?
Because the square root of -25 would be that number that, squared, would equal -25. No number, positive or negative, can result in a negative square. Since -25 is a negative number, no number, positive or negative, can be squared to equal -25.
Why is -2 squared equal plus 4?
A negative times a negative is always positive. To see why this is, see the link below.
What is a negative squared by a positive?
Its a negative. same sign with multiplication is positive, opposite is negative.
What is -24 squared?
(-24)2=576. If you're wondering why the answer is positive it's because a negative times a negative is a positive number.
In any distribution is the sum of the squared deviations from the mean always equal to zero?
No. It cannot be. Remember that when you square a negative number it becomes a positive number. Thus all squared deviations are positive and their sum must be positive.
What is the answer to negative 3 squared?
Nine. A negative times a negative is a positive.
What does a positive and a neagive equal?
positive and a positive is a positive negative and a negative is a positive to answer your question: positive and a negative is a negative.
What is the answer to negative 25 squared?
positive 625
