Q. Multiply and simplify the following complex numbers:(2−2i)⋅(4−4i)
Apply distributive property: Apply the distributive property (also known as the FOIL method for binomials) to multiply the two complex numbers.(2−2i)∗(4−4i)=2⋅4+2⋅(−4i)+(−2i)⋅4+(−2i)⋅(−4i)
Perform multiplication for each term: Perform the multiplication for each term.=8−8i−8i+8i2Note that i2=−1.
Substitute i2 and combine like terms: Substitute i2 with −1 and combine like terms.= 8−8i−8i−8= 8−16i−8
Simplify expression by combining real and imaginary parts: Simplify the expression by combining the real parts and the imaginary parts.=(8−8)−16i=0−16i=−16i
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