You have that situation with ANY base that's less than ' 1 '.

Examples:

(0.9)² = 0.81 (90% of the base)

(7/8)² = 0.765625 (87.5% of the base)

(1/2)² = 1/4 (50% of the base)

(0.1)² = 0.01 (10% of the base)

Each of these results is less than the base, and with
higher positive powers, they keep getting smaller.

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3 years ago

Explain why a positive times a negative is a negative number.

prohojiy [21]

Explanation:

This can be explained by thinking numbers on the number line as:

Lets take we have to multiply a positive number (say, 2) with a negative number say (-3)

Suppose someone is standing at 0 on the number line and to go to cover -3 , the person moves 3 units in the left hand side. Since, we have to compute for 2×(-3), The person has to cover the same distance twice. At last, he will be standing at -6, which is a negative number.

A image is shown below to represent the same.

<u>Thus, a positive times a negative is a negative number.</u>

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3 years ago