Fill in the blanks to describe squares.

The square of a number is that number
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The square of negative 12 is written as
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2 • 2 = 4. Another number that can be multiplied by itself to equal 4 is
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Here are the filled-in blanks to describe squares:

The square of a number is that number multiplied by itself.

The square of negative 12 is written as (-12)², but the opposite of the square of 12 is written as - (12²) or -144.

2 • 2 = 4. Another number that can be multiplied by itself to equal 4 is -2.