Tap the blue circles to see an explanation.
| $$ \begin{aligned}(-8+i)\cdot2& \xlongequal{ \color{blue}{ \text{\normalsize{ \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle1}{\textcircled {1}} } }}}-16+2i \xlongequal{ } \\[1 em] & \xlongequal{ \color{blue}{ \text{\normalsize{ \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle2}{\textcircled {2}} } }}}2i-16\end{aligned} $$ | |
| ① | $$ \left( \color{blue}{-8+i}\right) \cdot 2 = -16+2i $$ |
| ② | Combine like terms: $$ 2i-16 = 2i-16 $$ |