what is -x * -x?

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what is the answer to the algebra problem

(-x) times (-x)

2006-12-17 10:25:44 · 6 answers · asked by Bottle 3 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics

neg times a neg = positive

so -x time -x = x^2

2006-12-17 10:28:20 · answer #1 · answered by TheThing 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋

x^2

2006-12-17 18:55:51 · answer #2 · answered by Renaud 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋

x^2

2006-12-17 18:36:05 · answer #3 · answered by teekshi33 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋

it is the same as -1 times -1 times x times x
-1 times -1 is 1

So the answer is x*x or x^2 (x squared)

2006-12-17 18:28:29 · answer #4 · answered by firefly 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋

x squared. The negatives cancel each other out.

2006-12-17 18:28:21 · answer #5 · answered by poorcocoboiboi 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋

-x * -x = -1(x) *-1(x)
the negatives cancel...

the answer is x^2!

2006-12-17 18:28:43 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋