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Explain the difference in meaning between 8² + 2² and (8 + 2)². Use words or diagrams to help your explanation.?
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Explain the difference in meaning between 8² + 2² and (8 + 2)². Use words or diagrams to help your explanation.?

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8^2 + 2^2 = 64 + 4 = 68
(8 + 2)^2 = 10^2 = 100

The parentheses makes you add the numbers first then square it instead of squaring the numbers then adding
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