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.
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No. The answer depends on the context in terms of which the numbers are considered to be opposite.
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
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.