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(-3+2i)•(2+i) simplify

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Answer:

(-8+i )

Explanation:

We'll multiply these 2 binomials like any other pair of binomials: using the FOIL method.

(-3+2i)•(2+i) after being FOILed is:

(-3•2)+(-3•i)+(2i•2)+(2i•i)

this equation simplified equals

-6-3i+4i+2i²

Whenever we see , we should know that is equals -1, so our equation rewritten again is

-6-3i+4i+(2•-1)

Simplifying that, we get

-6-3i+4i+-2

From here, we just continue to simplify by subtracting 2 from −

6.

−8−3i+4i

Finally, add −3i and 4i to get our answer of

−8+i

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