Tap the blue circles to see an explanation.
| $$ \begin{aligned}9i\cdot(-4-7i)& \xlongequal{ \color{blue}{ \text{\normalsize{ \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle1}{\textcircled {1}} } }}}-36i-63i^2 \xlongequal{ } \\[1 em] & \xlongequal{ \color{blue}{ \text{\normalsize{ \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle2}{\textcircled {2}} } }}}-36i+63\end{aligned} $$ | |
| ① | Multiply $ \color{blue}{9i} $ by $ \left( -4-7i\right) $ $$ \color{blue}{9i} \cdot \left( -4-7i\right) = -36i-63i^2 $$ |
| ② | $$ -63i^2 = -63 \cdot (-1) = 63 $$ |