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Express (4 - 5i)(5 + 5i)(2 - 7i) in the form a + bi, where a and b are integers and i^2 = -1.

 May 3, 2022
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You can just expand it like i was a variable instead of a special number, and use the fact i^2 = -1 occasionally to reduce the power.

 

(45i)(5+5i)(27i)=(2025i+20i25i2)(27i)=(205i25i2)(27i)=(455i)(27i)

 

Can you continue from here, doing what I just did?

 May 3, 2022

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