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Squaring a negative number is a positive answer.
-a X -a (+)a^2
Remember the table for multiplying negative/positive numbers.
X + = +
X - = -
X + = -
X - = +
If no sign is given , readf it as positive(+)/.
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Squaring. Doubling is only multiplying a number by 2, whereas, squaring is multiplying a number by itself :)
When we say "negative 10 squared," we are asking for the result of squaring the number -10. Squaring a number means multiplying it by itself, so (-10) squared is (-10) x (-10), which equals 100. The negative sign is not squared along with the number itself; it simply indicates that the result is negative.
Squaring a number means multiplying it by itself. For example, squaring the number 5 means multiplying 5 x 5.
Squaring a number in math is basicly multiplying a number by itself such as... 3^2= 3*3=9 or 3^3=3*3*3=27 ^= the squared number *= multiplication I hope this information was useful.
That is also called "squaring the number", or "raising the number to the second power".