Question
Simplify the expression
−30+i
Evaluate
(1−4i)(−2−7i)
Apply the distributive property
−2−7i−4i(−2)−4i(−7i)
Multiply the numbers
−2−7i+8i−4i(−7i)
Multiply the numbers
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Evaluate
−4i(−7i)
Multiply
−4(−7)i2
Multiply
28i2
Use i2=−1 to transform the expression
28(−1)
Calculate
−28
−2−7i+8i−28
Calculate
−30−7i+8i
Solution
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Evaluate
−7i+8i
Collect like terms by calculating the sum or difference of their coefficients
(−7+8)i
Calculate
i
−30+i
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