Tap the blue circles to see an explanation.
$$ \begin{aligned}(2-2i)\cdot(4-4i)& \xlongequal{ \color{blue}{ \text{\normalsize{ \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle1}{\textcircled {1}} } }}}8-8i-8i+8i^2 \xlongequal{ } \\[1 em] & \xlongequal{ \color{blue}{ \text{\normalsize{ \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle2}{\textcircled {2}} } }}}8i^2-16i+8\end{aligned} $$ | |
① | Multiply each term of $ \left( \color{blue}{2-2i}\right) $ by each term in $ \left( 4-4i\right) $. $$ \left( \color{blue}{2-2i}\right) \cdot \left( 4-4i\right) = 8-8i-8i+8i^2 $$ |
② | Combine like terms: $$ 8 \color{blue}{-8i} \color{blue}{-8i} +8i^2 = 8i^2 \color{blue}{-16i} +8 $$ |