Question

I am stuck on this question of knowing how to break it down to get the answer

Answer 1

Solve and simplify:
$3 \times 3 - (( - 1) ^{2} - 2) ^{2}$
$3 \times 3 - (1 - 2) ^{2}$
$3 \times 3 - ( - 1)^{2}$
$3 \times 3 - (1)$
$3 \times 3 - 1$
$9 - 1$
$8$

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