Answer:
171
Explanation:
When you say "the 2 is small" I think you mean it's an exponent so the equation would look like....

if k=3 we would replace all the k's with 3.
9(3+12) + 4(3)²
9(15) + 4(9)
135 + 36
171
So the answer would be 171
Hope that helps and have a great day!