Question

6²-2(3)²

Answer 1

What do you think you do first?

Answer 2

PEMDAS

Answer 3

is the answer 0

Answer 4

6^2-2(3)^2
36-18
18

Answer 5

You exponentiate, then you multiply

So 6^2 = 36 and 3^2 = 9

which means

6^2 - 2(3)^2

becomes

36 - 2(9)

Answer 6

thank you. i mustve done something wrong :(

Answer 7

you multiplied the 2 and 3 first to get

6^2 - 2(3)^2

6^2 - 6^2

which is not valid

Answer 8

at least, that's my thought on what you did wrong

Answer 9

it is. thank you so much for correcting me :)

Answer 10

sure thing