Question
Simplify the expression
733−738i
Evaluate
2−43i−41i
Multiply by the Conjugate
(2−43i)(2+43i)−41i(2+43i)
Calculate
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Evaluate
−41i(2+43i)
Apply the distributive property
−41i×2−41i×43i
Multiply the numbers
−21i−41i×43i
Multiply the numbers
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Evaluate
−41i×43i
Multiply
−41×43i2
Multiply
−163i2
Use i2=−1 to transform the expression
−163(−1)
Calculate
163
−21i+163
Reorder the terms
163−21i
(2−43i)(2+43i)163−21i
Calculate
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Evaluate
(2−43i)(2+43i)
Use (a−b)(a+b)=a2−b2 to simplify the product
22−(43i)2
Evaluate the power
4−(43i)2
Evaluate the power
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Evaluate
(43i)2
Evaluate
(43)2i2
Evaluate the power
169i2
Evaluate the power
−169
4−(−169)
Calculate
1673
1673163−21i
Multiply by the reciprocal
(163−21i)×7316
Apply the distributive property
163×7316−21i×7316
Multiply the numbers
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Evaluate
163×7316
Reduce the numbers
3×731
Multiply the numbers
733
733−21i×7316
Solution
733−738i
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