document.write( "Question 338452: if the equation was (7-5)2(the 2 is to the second power) would i distribute the 2 two both numbers or just the 5? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #242573 by jim_thompson5910(35256)\"\" \"About 
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First, this is not an equation (there's no equals sign). So is there a typo or something missing?\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "If it's just \"%287-5%29%5E2\", then\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%287-5%29%5E2=2%5E2=4\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%287-5%29%5E2=7%5E2-2%2A7%2A5%2B5%5E2=49-70%2B25=4\"
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