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: 20

Answer

$13+i$

Work Step by Step

Multiply each term of the first complex number by each term of the second, then combine like terms and use the fact that $i^2=-1$ to obtain: $$ (5+3i)(2-i)=5(2-i)+3i(2-i) \\=10-5i+6i-3i^2 \\=10+i-3(-1) \\=10+i+3 \\=13+i $$
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