Question

What is negative 8 squared?

Answer 1

when you square a negative number, you are multiplying two negatives together, and the product of two negatives will be a positive.

So: 8 * 8 = 64
and: (-8) * (-8) = 64

Answer 2

I mean positive

Answer 3

yes:

positive * positive = positive
negative * negative = positive
positive * negative = negative

Answer 4

So any number you square will always give you a positive result.

Answer 5

Except positive times negative right?

Answer 6

yeah, but then that wouldn't be squaring... squaring means multiplying a number by itself.

So if you square a negative, like -8, it's a negative times a negative, giving positive 64.

If you square a positive, like 8, it's a positive times a positive, giving positive 64.

Answer 7

Oh, thanks :)

Answer 8

glad to help :)