document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=401027>Question 401027</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> (6-9i)2 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #283779 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jsmallt9><B>jsmallt9(3758)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jsmallt9><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=283779\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I assume the 2 at the end is an exponent. Please use the \"^\" character to indicate exponents, like this:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(6-9i)^2<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "To multiply this we can use FOIL on (6-9i)(6-9i), or we can use the <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28a-b%29%5E2+=+a%5E2-2ab%2Bb%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28a-b%29%5E2+=+a%5E2-2ab%2Bb%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > pattern with \"a\" being 6 and \"b\" being 9i. I prefer using the pattern:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%286%29%5E2-2%286%29%289i%29%2B%289i%29%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%286%29%5E2-2%286%29%289i%29%2B%289i%29%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "which simplifies to:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=36-108i%2B81i%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"36-108i%2B81i%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "i = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=sqrt%28-1%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"sqrt%28-1%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > so <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;\" >. Substituting -1 for <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;\" > we get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "36-108i+81(-1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "which simplifies as follows:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "36-108i+(-81)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-45+108i<br><BR>\n" );
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