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Can you have a negative square? Why or Why not?
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Can you have a negative square? Why or Why not?
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2021-08-10T01:05:51+00:00
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Yes, you can square a negative number. In fact, any number at all can be squared, even numbers like pi and 0. This is because to square a number just means to multiply it by itself. For example, (-2) squared is (-2) (-2) = 4. Note that this is positive because when you multiply two negative numbers you get a positive result.
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you cant have a negitive square
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Any number times itself is a positive number (or zero), so you can’t ever get to a negative number by squaring. Since square roots undo squaring, negative numbers can’t have square roots.