Q. 4i⋅(−7+i)=Your answer should be a complex number in the form a+bi where a and b are real numbers.
Multiply complex numbers: Multiply the complex numbers 4i and (−7+i).To multiply two complex numbers, we use the distributive property (also known as the FOIL method for binomials), which states that for any complex numbers a+bi and c+di, (a+bi)(c+di)=ac+adi+bci+bdi2.Let's apply this to our numbers: (4i)(−7+i)=(4i)(−7)+(4i)(i).
Calculate individual products: Remember that i2=−1. Substitute i2 with −1 in the expression 4i2 to get 4(−1), which equals −4.
Substitute i2 with −1: Combine the results from Step 2 and Step 3.We have −28i from the first product and −4 from the second product.So, the sum is −28i+(−4).
Combine results from Step 2 and Step 3: Write the result in the standard form of a complex number a+bi. The real part a is −4, and the imaginary part b is −28. Therefore, the product of the complex numbers 4i and (−7+i) is −4−28i.
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