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Simplify the expression show your work

Simplify the expression show your work-example-1

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Answer:
It looks like ur doing complex conjugates sooooo the answer is 21 - 12i

They way you show work is

(3-4i)(1+5i) - (2-i) <—— use foil method on first 2 parentheses

= 3 + 11i - 20i ^2 - 2 + i ( remember i^2 = -1)

= 3 + 11i + 20 -2 + i

= 21 + 12i

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