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John wants to simplify the expression (5+3) to the power of 2. As a first step, he writes 5 to the power of 2+3to the power of 2. Will he get the correct value for the expression? If not, what should he do to simplify the expression

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No, he needs to do 5(to the power of 2) plus 3(to the power of 2)
this should give him 25 plus 9 = 34
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