SOLUTION: Why it is if you multiply two negative numbers the product is positive? please help me sir/madam as soon as possible,,thank you'',

Question 201696: Why it is if you multiply two negative numbers the product is positive?
please help me sir/madam as soon as possible,,thank you'',
Answer by vleith(2983) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let the product of any two negatives be given as

You 'know' the answer is
So what you really are asking is "Why is (-1) * (-1) = 1???
Let's 'prove it'

So there you have it.
Make sense?

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