SOLUTION: Find the product of the complex number and it's conjugate -6+2i

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Question 3992: Find the product of the complex number and it's conjugate
-6+2i
Answer by ntnk(54) About Me  (Show Source):
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A conjugate is the same expression as the original, but the sign in the middle changes:
%28-6%2B2i%29%2A%28-6-2i%29
Use the FOIL method to find the product of the two binomials:
36%2B12i%2B%28-12i%29-4i%5E2
Simplify:
36-4i%5E2
Since i%5E2 is equal to -1, substitute the value of -1 where it says i%5E2.
36-%28-4%29
36%2B4
40Solved By: NtNk