College Algebra (10th Edition)

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Chapter 1 - Section 1.3 - Complex Numbers; Quadratic Equations in the Complex Number System - 1.3 Assess Your Understanding - Page 111: 24

Answer

-10

Work Step by Step

Recall, $i=\sqrt{-1}$, so $i^{2}=-1$. Thus, using the distributive property, we obtain: $(-3+i)(3+i) =-3*3-3i+3i+i*i =-9-3i+3i+i^{2} =-9+(-1) =-10$
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