Tap the blue circles to see an explanation.
| $$ \begin{aligned}(6-6i)\cdot(-1-4i)& \xlongequal{ \color{blue}{ \text{\normalsize{ \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle1}{\textcircled {1}} } }}}-6-24i+6i+24i^2 \xlongequal{ } \\[1 em] & \xlongequal{ \color{blue}{ \text{\normalsize{ \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle2}{\textcircled {2}} } }}}24i^2-18i-6\end{aligned} $$ | |
| ① | Multiply each term of $ \left( \color{blue}{6-6i}\right) $ by each term in $ \left( -1-4i\right) $. $$ \left( \color{blue}{6-6i}\right) \cdot \left( -1-4i\right) = -6-24i+6i+24i^2 $$ |
| ② | Combine like terms: $$ -6 \color{blue}{-24i} + \color{blue}{6i} +24i^2 = 24i^2 \color{blue}{-18i} -6 $$ |