What exactly am I doing wrong with the first one I’m doing the order of operation and I can get the second one no issues I can’t seem to figure out how to do the first one tho

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asked Feb 27, 2021 32.6k views

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Sybille · Answer 1 · 2021-03-03T13:31:23+0000

Answer:

36

Explanation:

So we have the expression:

(4+2)^2

Order of operations says: 1) Parentheses, 2) Exponents, 3) Multiplication/Division and 4) Addition/Subtraction.

So, add within the parentheses first:

$(4+2)^2\\=(6)^2$

Now square:

=36

So our answer is 36.

Also, note that you apparently used the distribute property. The distribute property does not work with addition and exponents:

$(4+2)^2\\eq4^2+2^2$

You cannot do this. This isn't correct. Instead, you must first add and then square.