Squaring a negative number results in a:

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• A Negative number
• B Positive number
• C 0
• D Imaginary number

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Answer: B. Positive number

Squaring means multiplying a number by itself. A negative times a negative is positive, so (-3)^2 = (-3) x (-3) = 9.

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