SOLUTION: simplify. (1-2i)^2 - (2-3i)^2

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Question 389454: simplify.
(1-2i)^2 - (2-3i)^2
Answer by richard1234(7193) About Me  (Show Source):
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Note that complex numbers still follow the same rules of arithmetic as real numbers do. We use the difference of two squares: