Friday, February 22, 2013

Verify if the result of multiplication (2+5i)(4i-3) is a real number?

To verify the nature of the result, we'll have to remove
the brackets.


For this reason, we'll use the property of
distributivity of multiplication over the
addition.


(2+5i)(4i-3) = 2*(4i-3) +
5i(4i-3)


We'll remove the brackets from the right
side:


(2+5i)(4i-3) = 8i - 6 + 20i^2 -
15i


We'll keep in mind that i^2 = -1 and we'll substitute
in the expression above.


(2+5i)(4i-3) = 8i - 6- 20 -
15i


We'll combine like
terms:


(2+5i)(4i-3) = -26 -
7i


We notice that the result of
multiplication of the given complex numbers is also a complex number: (2+5i)(4i-3) = -26
- 7i.

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