7 Short answer: We can’t simply square both sides because that’s exactly what we’re trying to prove: $$0 < a < b implies a^2 < b^2$$ More somewhat related details: I think it may be a common misconception that simply squaring both sides of an inequality is ok because we can do it indiscriminately with equalities.
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