How do you simplify $(2+3)^2 + (3+1)^2$ using PEMDAS?

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Answer 1 · 2016-09-29T14:11:11

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First, we're going to solve for the two parentheses. $2+3=5$ and $3+1=4$ , so we're going to get $5^2+4^2$ .

Next, we're going to solve for the exponents. $5^2=25$ and $4^2=16$ , so we're going to get $25+16$ .

From here, just add the two number together to get our answer, $41$ .

How do you simplify (2+3)^2 + (3+1)^2(2+3)^2 + (3+1)^2 using PEMDAS?