a positive number
e.g -5 squared
answer = 25
Correction:
Some people are asking this because they have a question that looks like -10^2
-10^2 = -100
However, (-10)^2 = 100
It's PEMDOS -10^2 actually looks like -1x10^2
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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.
it equals positive one. one squared is always one. if they're both negative, negative times negative is always positive.
132
(-3)2 = 9
when 144 is squared it is the same as 12