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Help me with thisPlease explain in a non-complicated way with as little steps as possible. Thank you.

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Simplify the expression inside the [ ] symbols using the law of signs:


\lbrack-2-(+3)\rbrack=\lbrack-2-3\rbrack=\lbrack-5\rbrack

Therefore:


25-\lbrack-2-(+3)\rbrack^2=25-\lbrack-5\rbrack^2

Notice that (-5)^2=+25. Then:


25-\lbrack-5\rbrack^2=25-(+25)

Then, there are two expression which are equivalent to the given expression:

Option a)


25-(+25)

Option d)


25-\lbrack-5\rbrack^2

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