Question
Simplify the expression
−56−8i
Evaluate
(8−6i)(−4−4i)
Apply the distributive property
8(−4)+8(−4i)−6i(−4)−6i(−4i)
Multiply the numbers
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Evaluate
8(−4)
Multiplying or dividing an odd number of negative terms equals a negative
−8×4
Multiply the numbers
−32
−32+8(−4i)−6i(−4)−6i(−4i)
Multiply the numbers
−32−32i−6i(−4)−6i(−4i)
Multiply the numbers
−32−32i+24i−6i(−4i)
Multiply the numbers
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Evaluate
−6i(−4i)
Multiply
−6(−4)i2
Multiply
24i2
Use i2=−1 to transform the expression
24(−1)
Calculate
−24
−32−32i+24i−24
Calculate
−56−32i+24i
Solution
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Evaluate
−32i+24i
Collect like terms by calculating the sum or difference of their coefficients
(−4+3)×8i
Calculate
−8i
−56−8i
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