document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=36600>Question 36600</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Express the following as a complex number in the form a + ib:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(3 - i) (5 + 12i) </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "15 + 36i - 5i + 12i^2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "15 + 31i + 12i^2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "15+ 31i + (12)(-1)          <===== * replace i^2 by -1\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The answer: 3+31i<BR>\n" );
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