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Find the product of the complex number and its conjugate.

1 + 2i

1 - 4i
-3
5
1 + 4i

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Answer:

The answer would be 5!

Explanation:

You start with 1+2i and the conjugate of this would be 1-2i!

After that, in order to find the product, you multiply (1+2i)(1-2i)

You can use distribution or you can use the formula (a+b)(a-b)=a^2-b^2

Either way the answer will be 1-4i^2

i^2=-1 so you replace the i^2 in our equation with negative 1 and solve to get 5!

Hope this helped! <3

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