SOLUTION: I'm really confused about how you get the square of a complex number, could you please explain?

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Question 279798: I'm really confused about how you get the square of a complex number, could you please explain?
Answer by Alan3354(69443)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
You didn't give an example, so use

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= -7 + 24i

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