Question

How do you evaluate `[2\cdot 2( 2+ 1) ] ^ { 2}`?

Answer 1

`144`

Explanation:

We can start by combining the terms in the parenthesis to get `3`. Our new problem is as follows:

`[2*2(3)]^2`

We multiply `2*3` next to get `6`. We would then multiply this by `2` to get:

`[12]^2`

Squaring `12`, we get `144`.