Answer and explanation

Correct answer: B. 16

  1. Step 1: Substitute: .
  2. Step 2: .
Answer
16.
Why not the others: 8: the term was evaluated as instead of . -8: the square of was taken as , giving . -16: both and the second term were given negative signs.

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