SOLUTION: Simplify the following product of complex numbers (9 - 4i)*(-8 + 5i)

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Question 373901: Simplify the following product of complex numbers
(9 - 4i)*(-8 + 5i)
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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Use the FOIL Method,
%289+-+4i%29%28-8+%2B+5i%29=-72%2B45i%2B32i-40i%5E2
%289+-+4i%29%28-8+%2B+5i%29=%28-72%2B40%29%2B77i
%289+-+4i%29%28-8+%2B+5i%29=highlight%28-32%2B77i%29