Answer:
-16
Step-by-step explanation:
2 + 2(-3)²
Exponents come first, so we would multiply -3 by itself.
2 + 2(-9)
Next is Multiplication, so we multiply 2 and -9 together
2 - 18
We subtract 18 from 2 to get,
I hope that this helps! :)
[tex]2 + 2( - 3) {}^{2} [/tex]
[tex]2 + 2(9)[/tex]
[tex]2 + 18[/tex]
[tex]20[/tex]
