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 571: 109

Answer

$0$.

Work Step by Step

The given function is $\Rightarrow f(x)=x^2-2x+2$. Replace $x$ with $1+i$. $\Rightarrow f(1+i)=(1+i)^2-2(1+i)+2$. Use the distributive property and special formula $(A+B)^2=A^2+2AB+B^2$. $\Rightarrow f(1+i)=1^2+2(1)(i)+i^2-2(1)-2(i)+2$. Simplify. $\Rightarrow f(1+i)=1+2i+i^2-2-2i+2$. Use $i^2=-1$. $\Rightarrow f(1+i)=1+2i-1-2-2i+2$. Add like terms. $\Rightarrow f(1+i)=0$.
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