sat question help

[untold summit]

blanking on an algebra problem. i just need help understanding why these two expressions are equivalent

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[sonic pagoda]

Hint: 2a + 2b = 2(a+b)
What is [2(a+b)]^2

[untold summit]

got it! thank you

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