document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1001236>Question 1001236</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find the product of 1+3i and it's conjugate.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "What does the real number a equal?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "What does the real number b equal?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Please write the result in the form a+bi </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "(1 + 3i)*(1 - 3i) = 1^2 - (3i)^2 = 1 - 9*i^2 = 1 - 9*(-1) = 1 + 9 = 10.\r<BR>\n" );
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