Pearson Algebra 1 Common Core, 2011
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6. Multiplying and Dividing Real Numbers
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Exercise 19 Page 42

Squaring means multiplying something by itself.

1.44

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When we square a number we multiply it by itself. When squaring a negative number the product will be positive because a negative times a negative is a positive.

(- 1.2)^2
(- 1.2) (- 1.2)
1.2* 1.2
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