Evaluate -x*(-x)

$- x \cdot (- x)$

Step 1

Rewrite using the commutative property of multiplication.

$- 1 \cdot - 1 x \cdot x$

Step 2

Multiply $x$ by $x$ by adding the exponents.

Move $x$ .

$- 1 \cdot - 1 (x \cdot x)$

Multiply $x$ by $x$ .

$- 1 \cdot - 1 x^{2}$

Step 3

Multiply $- 1$ by $- 1$ .

$1 x^{2}$

Step 4

Multiply $x^{2}$ by $1$ .

$x^{2}$