SOLUTION: (2+i)(3-i)(2-3i)
i=imaginary unit
I know we're supposed to do FOIL, but in what order?
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Question 353044: (2+i)(3-i)(2-3i)
i=imaginary unit
I know we're supposed to do FOIL, but in what order?
Found 2 solutions by solver91311, robertb:
Answer by solver91311(24713) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
It doesn't matter. Multiplication is just as commutative over
as it is over
.
John

My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it
Answer by robertb(5830) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
You can do it in any order--Multiplication of complex numbers is commutative.
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