SOLUTION: The question asks to write the following term into a + ib form, where “i” is a complex number {{{sqrt(-1)= i}}} : {{{(x+2iy)^2}}}

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Question 618434: The question asks to write the following term into a + ib form, where “i” is a complex number sqrt%28-1%29=+i :
%28x%2B2iy%29%5E2

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Hi,
%28x%2B2iy%29%5E2+=+%28x%2B2iy%29%28x%2B2iy%29
x^2 + 4ixy -4y^2