Tap the blue circles to see an explanation.
$$ \begin{aligned}(9-9i)\cdot(-8-10i)& \xlongequal{ \color{blue}{ \text{\normalsize{ \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle1}{\textcircled {1}} } }}}-72-90i+72i+90i^2 \xlongequal{ } \\[1 em] & \xlongequal{ \color{blue}{ \text{\normalsize{ \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle2}{\textcircled {2}} } }}}90i^2-18i-72\end{aligned} $$ | |
① | Multiply each term of $ \left( \color{blue}{9-9i}\right) $ by each term in $ \left( -8-10i\right) $. $$ \left( \color{blue}{9-9i}\right) \cdot \left( -8-10i\right) = -72-90i+72i+90i^2 $$ |
② | Combine like terms: $$ -72 \color{blue}{-90i} + \color{blue}{72i} +90i^2 = 90i^2 \color{blue}{-18i} -72 $$ |