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OpenStudy (anonymous):

(−3 + 2i) • (2 + i)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Do you know foil?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

yeah kinda i guess

OpenStudy (anonymous):

that's really all this is. and then when you multiply i * i, it's -1

OpenStudy (anonymous):

ohh okay thank you

OpenStudy (anonymous):

no problem. tag me if you need more help or want to get your answer checked

OpenStudy (anonymous):

okay imma solve it now

OpenStudy (anonymous):

o would be -3i?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

no. what did you get when you multiplied, before you combined?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

huh

OpenStudy (anonymous):

what did you get from foil?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

im asking abou the o the f is 6 but i dont know the rest

OpenStudy (anonymous):

oh, ok. Sorry, I thought you were saying that the final answer was -3i. That's right for O. F is -6.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

okay and i is 4i?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

yes

OpenStudy (anonymous):

what would L be??

OpenStudy (anonymous):

\[2i \times i = 2i^2 = 2(-1) = -2\]

OpenStudy (anonymous):

so when you add them all up you have \[-6-3i+4i-2\] and you just have to combine like terms

OpenStudy (anonymous):

so the answer is -7?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

combine the i's and combine the constants. Don't mix them (-3i + 4i) + (-6 - 2) i - 8 is your answer

OpenStudy (anonymous):

or rather -8 + i is the order it's usually written in

OpenStudy (anonymous):

okay thank you

OpenStudy (anonymous):

you're welcome

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