How to do order of operations with brackets 2[(9-8)^2+(12-5)^2]?

1 Answer
Aug 3, 2016

100

Explanation:

This is all one term, but within thesquare bracket there are two terms which need to be simplified separately.

2[color(red)((9-8))^2+ (color(blue)(12-5))^2]

=2[color(red)((1)^2)+ color(blue)((7)^2)]

=2[color(red)1+ color(blue)49]

=2 xx50

=100