Question

What is the difference between y2 and y²?

Answer 1

2Y (same as y2) means the value of y multiplied by 2. \[y^2\] means the value of y multiplied by itself.

Example:

y = 3

2y = 6
\[y^{2}\] = 9

Answer 2

2(2) vs (2)\(^2\) which is actually (2\(\times\)2)