document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=578453>Question 578453</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> How do I simplify (3-8i)(5+6i) in a+bi form ?  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "(3-8i)(5+6i)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "FOIL<BR>\n" );
document.write( "15 + 18i - 40i - 48(i^2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "i^2 = -1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "15 - 22i - 48(-1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "minus * minus is a plus<BR>\n" );
document.write( "15 - 22i + 48<BR>\n" );
document.write( "63 - 22i </SPAN>\n" );
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