SOLUTION: Solve -4(2+8i) in a+bi standard form

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Question 576796: Solve -4(2+8i) in a+bi standard form
Answer by nerdybill(7384) About Me  (Show Source):
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-4(2+8i)
"distribute" the 4:
-((4)2+(4)8i)
-(8+32i)
now, we distribute the "minus":
-8-32i (this is what they're looking for)