What exactly am I doing wrong with the first one I’m doing the order of operation and I can get the second one no issues I can’t seem to figure out how to do the first one tho

36

Step-by-step explanation:

So we have the expression:

Order of operations says: 1) Parentheses, 2) Exponents, 3) Multiplication/Division and 4) Addition/Subtraction.

So, add within the parentheses first:

Now square:

So our answer is 36.

Also, note that you apparently used the distribute property. The distribute property does not work with addition and exponents:

You cannot do this. This isn't correct. Instead, you must first add and then square.

no

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