do you just use the middle number to get rid of the first bracket since theres no number on the left

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[fiery osprey]

use the square binomial formula, and multiply 2 by x^2 and -2

[eternal meteor]

I mean for the first bracket

do I multiply them by -2

oh wait

do I just square them

[fiery osprey]

(2x+2) is squared, then you subtract with the other expression

[eternal meteor]

thank you