document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1016538>Question 1016538</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Use examples to explain why &#8730;x^2 = -x for all negative values of x. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #632928 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richard1234><B>richard1234(7193)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richard1234><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=richard1234><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=632928\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If x = -1, then <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\large \sqrt{(-1)^2} = \sqrt{1} = 1 = -1(-1)\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If x = -2, then <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\large \sqrt{(-2)^2} = \sqrt{4} = 2 = -(-2)\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This holds for all negative x, as <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\large \sqrt{x^2} = |x|\">. </SPAN>\n" );
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