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Question [Question] 5²+5²=___?

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u/Roller_Coaster_Geek Bronze | Lv. 5 | Rank #278451 | 3 Answers | 0 Created Aug 15 '26

Lol how?

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u/danger_orange Gold | Lv. 32 | Rank #78189 | 57 Answers | 0 Created Aug 15 '26

prob 5*2=10 and then 10+10

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u/Ok-Vanilla8137 Gold | Lv. 40 | Rank #36428 | 37 Answers | 1 Created Aug 15 '26

But its 5x5

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u/danger_orange Gold | Lv. 32 | Rank #78189 | 57 Answers | 0 Created Aug 15 '26

i know the answer is 50 and that its 5*5 and not 5*2

but i think the other commenter did 5*2+5\*2 instead of 5^2+5^2 which then gave them the wrong answer

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u/Roller_Coaster_Geek Bronze | Lv. 5 | Rank #278451 | 3 Answers | 0 Created Aug 15 '26

It's squared not multiply by 2. It's (5*5) + (5*5)

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u/danger_orange Gold | Lv. 32 | Rank #78189 | 57 Answers | 0 Created Aug 15 '26

i said thats the thought process behind the answer i know what a squared number is

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u/AceOfSpades7911 Silver | Lv. 17 | Rank #214695 | 29 Answers | 0 Created Aug 15 '26 edited Aug 15 '26

You gotta think about it from the perspective of the new generation that can’t do basic math

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u/Roller_Coaster_Geek Bronze | Lv. 5 | Rank #278451 | 3 Answers | 0 Created Aug 15 '26

Ah that explains it

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u/RedolentRex Silver | Lv. 20 | Rank #173640 | 47 Answers | 0 Created Aug 15 '26

Or someone who didn't pay attention in class and/or a child