Question
Simplify the expression
−172−341i
Evaluate
−2−8ii
Multiply by the Conjugate
(−2−8i)(−2+8i)i(−2+8i)
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Evaluate
i(−2+8i)
Apply the distributive property
i(−2)+i×8i
Multiply the numbers
−2i+i×8i
Multiply the numbers
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Evaluate
i×8i
Multiply
8i2
Use i2=−1 to transform the expression
8(−1)
Calculate
−8
−2i−8
Reorder the terms
−8−2i
(−2−8i)(−2+8i)−8−2i
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Evaluate
(−2−8i)(−2+8i)
Use (a−b)(a+b)=a2−b2 to simplify the product
(−2)2−(8i)2
Evaluate the power
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Evaluate
(−2)2
A negative base raised to an even power equals a positive
22
Evaluate the power
4
4−(8i)2
Evaluate the power
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Evaluate
(8i)2
Evaluate
82i2
Evaluate the power
64i2
Evaluate the power
−64
4−(−64)
Calculate
68
68−8−2i
Rewrite the expression
682(−4−i)
Cancel out the common factor 2
34−4−i
Use b−a=−ba=−ba to rewrite the fraction
−344+i
Solution
−172−341i
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