Precalculus: Concepts Through Functions, A Unit Circle Approach to Trigonometry (3rd Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0-32193-104-1
ISBN 13: 978-0-32193-104-7

Appendix A - Review - A.11 Complex Numbers - A.11 Assess Your Understanding - Page A94: 17

Answer

$6+4i$

Work Step by Step

Distribute $2i$ to remove the parentheses and use the fact that $i^2=-1$ to obtain: \begin{align*}2i(2 - 3i)&= 2i(2)-2i(3i)\\ &=4i-6i^2\\ &=4i-6(-1)\\ &=4i+6\\ &=6+4i \end{align*}
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