document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=317789>Question 317789</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> calculate and write in standard form: (1-2i)^2, I have worked it down to 4i^2-4i+1 but can't figure out how to work it down even more. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #227554 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=227554\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%281-2i%29%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%281-2i%29%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Start with the given expression.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%281-2i%29%281-2i%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%281-2i%29%281-2i%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Expand\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%281%29%281%29%2B%281%29%28-2i%29%2B%28-2i%29%281%29%2B%28-2i%29%28-2i%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%281%29%281%29%2B%281%29%28-2i%29%2B%28-2i%29%281%29%2B%28-2i%29%28-2i%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > FOIL.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1-2i-2i%2B4i%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1-2i-2i%2B4i%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Multiply.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1-2i-2i%2B4%28-1%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1-2i-2i%2B4%28-1%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Replace <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=i%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"i%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > with <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >. Note: <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=i%5E2=-1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"i%5E2=-1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1-2i-2i-4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1-2i-2i-4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Multiply.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-3-4i ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-3-4i\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Combine like terms.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%281-2i%29%5E2=-3-4i ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%281-2i%29%5E2=-3-4i\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >. </SPAN>\n" );
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