The sum of two negative integers is always negative due to the commutative and associatve property.
In other words, summing or adding two negative numbers results in a larger scalar negative number.
ex -1 + -1 = -2
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No. The answer depends on the context in terms of which the numbers are considered to be opposite.
They are always negative due to a negative plus a negative equaling a negative. It's similar to a positive plus a positive equaling a positive.
When the integers are negative.
The two consecutive negative odd integers having 74 as the sum of their squares are -5 and -7.
It will always be negative.