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A student is asked to multiply LaTeX: 2i 2 i and LaTeX: \left(-8i+3\right) ( − 8 i + 3 ) and write the resulting product in the form of a+bi. Identify in which step the student made the error. Step 1: LaTeX: 2i\left(-8i\right)+2i\left(3\right) 2 i ( − 8 i ) + 2 i ( 3 ) Step 2: LaTeX: -16i^2+6i − 16 i 2 + 6 i Step 3: LaTeX: -16\left(-1\right)+6i − 16 ( − 1 ) + 6 i Step 4: LaTeX: -16+6i

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The student made an error in Step 2. The correct simplification of LaTeX: -16i^2+6i - 16 i 2 + 6 i is -16+6i, not -16i^2+6i.
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