Answer:
A negative number squared is a positive number. Squaring is multiplying a number by its self.
Step-by-step explanation:
X^2 = x * x
Squaring something is just multiplying it by its self.
A negative times a negative = a positive
A positive times a positive = a positive
A negative times a positive = a negative
A positive times a negative = a negative
- * - = +
+ * + = +
- * + = -
+ * - = -
Here is how my 6th grade teacher helped me to remember it:
If something bad (-) happens to a bad guy (-), that is good.
If something good (+) happens to a good guy (+), that is good.
If something bad (-) happens to a good guy (+), that is bad.
If something good (+) happens to a bad guy (-), that is bad.
I hope I helped!
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~ Zoe
Let x represent the number.
.. x^2 +x = 2
.. x^2 +x +1/4 = 9/4 . . . . add 1/4 to complete the square
.. x +1/2 = ±3/2 . . . . . . . .square root
.. x = -2, 1
Numbers meeting that requirement are -2 and 1.
Hi!
When multiplying by ten, the decimal moves one space to the right.
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I also included an image showing the decimal place moved to the right.
Hope this helps! :)