If a 12 foot ppiece of electrical tape has 5 pieces that are each 1.45 feet cut from it, what is the new length of the tape?
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Answer:
50
Step-by-step explanation:
and
can be expressed in complex form, with
= i
=
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×
= 8i
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×
= 4i
the factors can then be expressed as
(6 + 8i)(3 - 4i) ← expand using FOIL
= 18 - 24i + 24i - 32i² [ i² = ( )² = - 1 ]
= 18 - 24i + 24i + 32 ← collect like terms
= 18 + 32 + 0
= 50