Question
Answer
$$(1-i)\cdot(1+2i)=-2i^2+i+1$$
Explanation
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| $$ \begin{aligned}(1-i)\cdot(1+2i)& \xlongequal{ \color{blue}{ \text{\normalsize{ \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle1}{\textcircled {1}} } }}}1+2i-i-2i^2 \xlongequal{ } \\[1 em] & \xlongequal{ \color{blue}{ \text{\normalsize{ \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle2}{\textcircled {2}} } }}}-2i^2+i+1\end{aligned} $$ | |
| ① | Multiply each term of $ \left( \color{blue}{1-i}\right) $ by each term in $ \left( 1+2i\right) $. $$ \left( \color{blue}{1-i}\right) \cdot \left( 1+2i\right) = 1+2i-i-2i^2 $$ |
| ② | Combine like terms: $$ 1+ \color{blue}{2i} \color{blue}{-i} -2i^2 = -2i^2+ \color{blue}{i} +1 $$ |
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