Question 1040495
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Multiply and simplify: (4 + 3i)(9 + 7i).
Write the answer in the form a + bi, where a and b are real numbers.
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Read attentively my answer:


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(4 + 3i)(9 + 7i) = 4*9 + 4*(7i) + (3i)*9 + (3i)*(7i) = 

                   36  +  28i   +  27i   +   21*i^2  =    ( now recall that {{{i^2}}} = -1 and replace {{{i^2}}} by (-1) )

                   36     +   55i        +   21*(-1) =

                   36     +   55i        -   21      =

                   (36-21) +  55i                    =

                    15     +   55i.

<U>Answer</U>.      15 + 55i.
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