Precalculus (6th Edition) Blitzer

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ISBN 10: 0-13446-914-3
ISBN 13: 978-0-13446-914-0

Chapter 2 - Review Exercises - Page 429: 4

Answer

The standard form of the expression ${{\left( 3i-4 \right)}^{2}}$ is $-7-24i$.

Work Step by Step

Consider the expression, ${{\left( 3i-4 \right)}^{2}}$ Apply the square of the difference of the square property on the expression ${{\left( 3i-4 \right)}^{2}}$ Therefore, $\begin{align} & {{\left( 3i-4 \right)}^{2}}={{\left( 3i \right)}^{2}}-2\left( 3i \right)+{{\left( 4 \right)}^{2}} \\ & =9{{i}^{2}}-6i+16 \end{align}$ As ${{i}^{2}}=-1$ Therefore, $\begin{align} & 9{{i}^{2}}-24i+16=9\left( -1 \right)-24i+16 \\ & =-9-24i+16 \end{align}$ Combine the real part and imaginary part separately and either add or subtract as required. $\begin{align} & -9-24i+16=\left( -9+16 \right)-24i \\ & =-7-24i \end{align}$ Hence, the standard form of the expression ${{\left( 3i-4 \right)}^{2}}$ is$-7-24i$.
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