document.write( "Question 551692: can you PLEASE!!! help me solve (5-6i)(1-i) thankyou :) \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #359930 by jim_thompson5910(35256)\"\" \"About 
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\n" ); document.write( "\"%285-6i%29%2A%281-i%29\" Start with the given expression.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%285%29%281%29%2B%285%29%28-i%29%2B%28-6i%29%281%29%2B%28-6i%29%28-i%29\" FOIL.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"5-5i-6i%2B6i%5E2\" Multiply.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"5-5i-6i%2B6%28-1%29\" Replace \"i%5E2\" with \"-1\". Note: \"i%5E2=-1\".\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"5-5i-6i-6\" Multiply.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"-1-11i\" Combine like terms.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So \"%285-6i%29%2A%281-i%29=-1-11i\".\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So the expression is now in standard form \"a%2Bbi\" where \"a=-1\" and \"b=-11\"\r
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