Intermediate Algebra for College Students (7th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0-13417-894-7
ISBN 13: 978-0-13417-894-3

Chapter 7 - Section 7.7 - Complex Numbers - Exercise Set - Page 570: 102

Answer

$23+10i$.

Work Step by Step

The given expression is $=(8+9i)(2-i)-(1-i)(1+i)$ $=(16-8i+18i-9i^2)-(1^2-i^2)$ Use $i^2=-1$. $=(16-8i+18i+9)-(1+1)$ Clear the parentheses. $=16-8i+18i+9-1-1$ Add like terms. $=23+10i$.
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